Google

SWE Interview Experience

December 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interviewers were nice. The technical questions were not very difficult to answer.

We were talking on the phone and writing code in a Google Doc. If someone is going to take this interview, I would recommend practicing writing code in Google Docs first.

Questions

Implement a class to realize a social network like Facebook.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 60 interview experiences for the Google SWE role in United States.

Success Rate

23%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their SWE roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral18%

Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SWE interview process in United States.

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.

A good, huge company to work for

SWE • Current Employee

Pros: Freedom to work on interesting projects. Good benefit package. You get to solve unique, interesting problems.

Cons: Bureaucracy that comes with working for a large company.

A good, huge company to work for

SWE • Current Employee

Pros: Freedom to work on interesting projects. Good benefit package. You get to solve unique, interesting problems.

Cons: Bureaucracy that comes with working for a large company.

Friendly Workplace, Morale Concerns

SWE • Current Employee

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Pros: A very friendly and enjoyable place to work.

Cons: Latest firings have reduced our workforce moral.

Friendly Workplace, Morale Concerns

SWE • Current Employee

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Pros: A very friendly and enjoyable place to work.

Cons: Latest firings have reduced our workforce moral.

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.

A good, huge company to work for

SWE • Current Employee

Pros: Freedom to work on interesting projects. Good benefit package. You get to solve unique, interesting problems.

Cons: Bureaucracy that comes with working for a large company.

4.0
A good, huge company to work for
SWE • Current Employee
April 21, 2018
Pros: Freedom to work on interesting projects. Good benefit package. You get to solve unique, interesting problems.
Cons: Bureaucracy that comes with working for a large company.

Friendly Workplace, Morale Concerns

SWE • Current Employee

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Pros: A very friendly and enjoyable place to work.

Cons: Latest firings have reduced our workforce moral.

5.0
Friendly Workplace, Morale Concerns
SWE • Current Employee
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
May 29, 2024
Pros: A very friendly and enjoyable place to work.
Cons: Latest firings have reduced our workforce moral.

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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