Google

SWE Interview Experience

July 19, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

One phone call where the interviewer asked an easy problem. I missed one important edge case and was not considered because of that. I would have been fine if I hadn't panicked.

Questions

Calculate the probability of failure when going from a starting node to an ending node, given an array of nodes where edges between nodes represent the probability of failure.

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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

Great Company, No Cons

SWE • Former Employee

September 2, 2022

Pros: Lots of pros are at Google.

Cons: N/A no cons at all

Great Company, No Cons

SWE • Former Employee

September 2, 2022

Pros: Lots of pros are at Google.

Cons: N/A no cons at all

Helpful, But Broad Study

SWE • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 4, 2019

Pros: Interviewee was respectful and helpful when lost.

Cons: Broad range of topics to study.

Helpful, But Broad Study

SWE • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 4, 2019

Pros: Interviewee was respectful and helpful when lost.

Cons: Broad range of topics to study.

Happy place and fun products

SWE • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

January 31, 2021

Pros: Google is great fun to work at. Good culture in the team that I am in.

Cons: I sometimes do not understand the prioritization.

Happy place and fun products

SWE • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

January 31, 2021

Pros: Google is great fun to work at. Good culture in the team that I am in.

Cons: I sometimes do not understand the prioritization.

Great Company, No Cons

SWE • Former Employee

September 2, 2022

Pros: Lots of pros are at Google.

Cons: N/A no cons at all

3.0
Great Company, No Cons
SWE • Former Employee
September 2, 2022
Pros: Lots of pros are at Google.
Cons: N/A no cons at all

Helpful, But Broad Study

SWE • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 4, 2019

Pros: Interviewee was respectful and helpful when lost.

Cons: Broad range of topics to study.

3.0
Helpful, But Broad Study
SWE • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 4, 2019
Pros: Interviewee was respectful and helpful when lost.
Cons: Broad range of topics to study.

Happy place and fun products

SWE • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

January 31, 2021

Pros: Google is great fun to work at. Good culture in the team that I am in.

Cons: I sometimes do not understand the prioritization.

5.0
Happy place and fun products
SWE • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 31, 2021
Pros: Google is great fun to work at. Good culture in the team that I am in.
Cons: I sometimes do not understand the prioritization.

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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