Process
Two phone interviews, one onsite.
- The first recruiter was great.
- The second recruiter always called 5-10 minutes late, if they called at all, which drew the process out much longer than necessary.
The onsite interview was scheduled in a phone room (roughly 5x5 with two chairs and a TV), so there was no whiteboard until they rolled in a temporary one halfway through the day.
Interviewers were great, except for one who did not review my application prior to the interview. This interviewer asked me a question that had already been covered in a phone interview. After I pointed this out, they asked a question about web development; I am a systems engineer.
I was asked to come in for a second round of onsite interviews, but I did not accept.
Questions
Depth-first search, maps, recursion, time complexity.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google SRE role in Kirkland, Washington.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their SRE roles in Kirkland, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Google's SRE interview process in Kirkland, Washington.
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