SWE Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
December 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process was smooth.
I was contacted by a recruiter, then followed by a phone screen and an onsite interview.
During the onsite, the questions were not hard, but tricky, with easy-to-miss cases.
Each question was then followed by some design questions.
Questions
Calculate the probability of winning in Blackjack.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Google SWE role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
15%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their SWE roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive77%
Neutral8%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SWE interview process in Mountain View, California.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
Great Food, Smart People, Big Campus
SWE • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 2, 2014
Pros: Lots of free food. Lots of cafes. Lots of trees. Lots of fresh air. Lots of buildings. Lots of smart people to work with and hard problems to solve.
Cons: Campus is too big; I need to walk so far. There are too many cafes to choose from and too many buildings to visit.
4.0
Great Pay, Company Politics
SWE • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
April 19, 2016
Pros: Google is very widespread and offers interesting problems in many areas.
Google has great pay and excellent benefits.
Cons: As a big company, Google has lots of politics. It has become hierarchical and there is lots of overhead, like meetings. The 20% time is touted, but not that real in practice.
4.0
Great Culture, Minor Space Issues
SWE • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
July 11, 2011
Pros: Had a blast at Google with all the freebies.
Excellent people to work with.
Competitive atmosphere.
People are great.
Opportunities for development.
Cons: Not much downside. Space is a problem with large growth. Sometimes groups compete with each other. Managers are usually cool.
- 4.0Great Food, Smart People, Big CampusSWE • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 2, 2014Pros: Lots of free food. Lots of cafes. Lots of trees. Lots of fresh air. Lots of buildings. Lots of smart people to work with and hard problems to solve.Cons: Campus is too big; I need to walk so far. There are too many cafes to choose from and too many buildings to visit.
- 4.0Great Pay, Company PoliticsSWE • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesApril 19, 2016Pros: Google is very widespread and offers interesting problems in many areas. Google has great pay and excellent benefits.Cons: As a big company, Google has lots of politics. It has become hierarchical and there is lots of overhead, like meetings. The 20% time is touted, but not that real in practice.
- 4.0Great Culture, Minor Space IssuesSWE • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 11, 2011Pros: Had a blast at Google with all the freebies. Excellent people to work with. Competitive atmosphere. People are great. Opportunities for development.Cons: Not much downside. Space is a problem with large growth. Sometimes groups compete with each other. Managers are usually cool.
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