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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

October 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview process involved a coding sample followed by a technical test over the phone. The coding sample consisted of two problems: one very simple and one more challenging. This had to be completed within 90 minutes. The technical test involved writing code in a Google Doc while conversing with an interviewer.

Questions

A coding question involving data structures and algorithms.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer (Internship) role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral50%

Negative0%

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

Google Work Experiences

Good Culture, Hectic Work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good salary and benefits. Good work culture.

Cons: Work gets hectic at times.

Good Culture, Hectic Work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good salary and benefits. Good work culture.

Cons: Work gets hectic at times.

This is an exciting, interesting, and satisfying place to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

December 28, 2015

Pros: The work is interesting, and not tedious or boring. The expectations are not unreasonable. There is room to grow and expand one's skill set using the 20% time. Coworkers are amazing, and one learns a lot. Perks are pretty awesome.

Cons: It is hard to get noticed. The imposter syndrome is strong. Promotions require extraordinary work. It really **sucks** to be self-motivating and self-promoting. You need to get decent peer reviews from your coworkers.

This is an exciting, interesting, and satisfying place to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

December 28, 2015

Pros: The work is interesting, and not tedious or boring. The expectations are not unreasonable. There is room to grow and expand one's skill set using the 20% time. Coworkers are amazing, and one learns a lot. Perks are pretty awesome.

Cons: It is hard to get noticed. The imposter syndrome is strong. Promotions require extraordinary work. It really **sucks** to be self-motivating and self-promoting. You need to get decent peer reviews from your coworkers.

Great Tech, Isolated Experience

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

February 28, 2023

Pros: A well-integrated technology stack.

Cons: Technology island – experience at Google may be difficult to translate to other places.

Great Tech, Isolated Experience

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

February 28, 2023

Pros: A well-integrated technology stack.

Cons: Technology island – experience at Google may be difficult to translate to other places.

Good Culture, Hectic Work

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Good salary and benefits. Good work culture.

Cons: Work gets hectic at times.

4.0
Good Culture, Hectic Work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 22, 2024
Pros: Good salary and benefits. Good work culture.
Cons: Work gets hectic at times.

This is an exciting, interesting, and satisfying place to work

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

December 28, 2015

Pros: The work is interesting, and not tedious or boring. The expectations are not unreasonable. There is room to grow and expand one's skill set using the 20% time. Coworkers are amazing, and one learns a lot. Perks are pretty awesome.

Cons: It is hard to get noticed. The imposter syndrome is strong. Promotions require extraordinary work. It really **sucks** to be self-motivating and self-promoting. You need to get decent peer reviews from your coworkers.

5.0
This is an exciting, interesting, and satisfying place to work
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
December 28, 2015
Pros: The work is interesting, and not tedious or boring. The expectations are not unreasonable. There is room to grow and expand one's skill set using the 20% time. Coworkers are amazing, and one learns a lot. Perks are pretty awesome.
Cons: It is hard to get noticed. The imposter syndrome is strong. Promotions require extraordinary work. It really **sucks** to be self-motivating and self-promoting. You need to get decent peer reviews from your coworkers.

Great Tech, Isolated Experience

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

February 28, 2023

Pros: A well-integrated technology stack.

Cons: Technology island – experience at Google may be difficult to translate to other places.

4.0
Great Tech, Isolated Experience
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
February 28, 2023
Pros: A well-integrated technology stack.
Cons: Technology island – experience at Google may be difficult to translate to other places.

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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