Google

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - New York, New York

December 1, 2021

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Applied in September.

Received 1 online assessment in December.

Two virtual online assessments took place in February.

Three project matches came in March.

The interview process was smooth but slow, taking more than 4 months in total.

Questions

The OA contained two basic algorithm questions (easy + medium).

VOs consisted of two 45-minute phone interviews, one medium and one hard LeetCode difficulty.

Details cannot be disclosed due to the non-disclosure agreement.

The interviewers were chill and very nice.

The interview questions were interesting and practical.

Overall, I would rate the interview process as a positive experience.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 32 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer (Internship) role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

22%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive69%

Neutral25%

Negative6%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in New York, New York.

Google Work Experiences

Good work environment, good pay, great perks

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 29, 2014

Pros: People are smart, and projects are generally intellectually stimulating for engineers. There are good career options. There's positive signaling for the future (saying you worked at Google will help you for life). The in-house perks (especially food) are awesome.

Cons: - Things move pretty slowly. Projects can take years to ship. - Your experience will depend on your team. I've heard wildly different stories of Google experiences from people on different teams.

Good work environment, good pay, great perks

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 29, 2014

Pros: People are smart, and projects are generally intellectually stimulating for engineers. There are good career options. There's positive signaling for the future (saying you worked at Google will help you for life). The in-house perks (especially food) are awesome.

Cons: - Things move pretty slowly. Projects can take years to ship. - Your experience will depend on your team. I've heard wildly different stories of Google experiences from people on different teams.

High Pay, Zero Cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Salary is high, opportunity, etc.

Cons: No cons. Literally no cons.

High Pay, Zero Cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Salary is high, opportunity, etc.

Cons: No cons. Literally no cons.

More pros, few cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Getting to learn tech built for scale

Cons: Yearly layoffs are not giving me a sense of job security.

More pros, few cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Getting to learn tech built for scale

Cons: Yearly layoffs are not giving me a sense of job security.

Good work environment, good pay, great perks

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 29, 2014

Pros: People are smart, and projects are generally intellectually stimulating for engineers. There are good career options. There's positive signaling for the future (saying you worked at Google will help you for life). The in-house perks (especially food) are awesome.

Cons: - Things move pretty slowly. Projects can take years to ship. - Your experience will depend on your team. I've heard wildly different stories of Google experiences from people on different teams.

4.0
Good work environment, good pay, great perks
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 29, 2014
Pros: People are smart, and projects are generally intellectually stimulating for engineers. There are good career options. There's positive signaling for the future (saying you worked at Google will help you for life). The in-house perks (especially food) are awesome.
Cons: - Things move pretty slowly. Projects can take years to ship. - Your experience will depend on your team. I've heard wildly different stories of Google experiences from people on different teams.

High Pay, Zero Cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Salary is high, opportunity, etc.

Cons: No cons. Literally no cons.

5.0
High Pay, Zero Cons
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 1, 2023
Pros: Salary is high, opportunity, etc.
Cons: No cons. Literally no cons.

More pros, few cons

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Getting to learn tech built for scale

Cons: Yearly layoffs are not giving me a sense of job security.

5.0
More pros, few cons
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 17, 2024
Pros: Getting to learn tech built for scale
Cons: Yearly layoffs are not giving me a sense of job security.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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