Google

SWE Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Onsite with five rounds of coding questions. I still feel positive, as this is a good experience, and I am a HW engineer. So I didn't expect too much of myself to get in with two weeks' preparation.

Questions

Cut a graph such that two parts have the same number of nodes.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google SWE role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their SWE roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SWE interview process in San Jose, California.

Google Work Experiences

Smart People, Slow Pace

SWE • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Smart people, great benefits, interesting projects.

Cons: Too slow moving, feels overstaffed at times.

Smart People, Slow Pace

SWE • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Smart people, great benefits, interesting projects.

Cons: Too slow moving, feels overstaffed at times.

Better than I imagined

SWE • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 3, 2016

Pros: Work, people, facilities, and food.

Cons: Nothing that jumps to mind.

Better than I imagined

SWE • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 3, 2016

Pros: Work, people, facilities, and food.

Cons: Nothing that jumps to mind.

Used to be good

SWE • Former Employee

Pros: Free food and not much else to mention. Other benefits are standard.

Cons: Less pay. Takes advantage of employees. Career growth.

Used to be good

SWE • Former Employee

Pros: Free food and not much else to mention. Other benefits are standard.

Cons: Less pay. Takes advantage of employees. Career growth.

Smart People, Slow Pace

SWE • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Smart people, great benefits, interesting projects.

Cons: Too slow moving, feels overstaffed at times.

5.0
Smart People, Slow Pace
SWE • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 19, 2021
Pros: Smart people, great benefits, interesting projects.
Cons: Too slow moving, feels overstaffed at times.

Better than I imagined

SWE • Current Employee

Mountain View, California, United States

November 3, 2016

Pros: Work, people, facilities, and food.

Cons: Nothing that jumps to mind.

5.0
Better than I imagined
SWE • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 3, 2016
Pros: Work, people, facilities, and food.
Cons: Nothing that jumps to mind.

Used to be good

SWE • Former Employee

Pros: Free food and not much else to mention. Other benefits are standard.

Cons: Less pay. Takes advantage of employees. Career growth.

1.0
Used to be good
SWE • Former Employee
June 7, 2019
Pros: Free food and not much else to mention. Other benefits are standard.
Cons: Less pay. Takes advantage of employees. Career growth.

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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