Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Rochester, New York
Process
The interview lasted for 90 minutes.
There were two interviews, each 45 minutes long.
None of my interviewers spent more than 20 seconds talking about my background.
Your approach to an algorithm tech problem is paramount.
The language of the questions is very contrived, but if you can break them down into simple terms, they are pretty standard (easy to medium on LeetCode).
Questions
They asked two standard LeetCode-style questions, but in contrived language.
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Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Rochester, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Rochester, New York.
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