The first few minutes, I chatted with my interviewer. He then told me the question and instructed me to solve it in a Google Doc using Python.
He didn't care much for correct syntax, but rather for correct logic when implementing the solution.
The question was to implement a trie to quickly count the number of words with a specific prefix.
The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.