Process
Two 45-minute programming interviews via phone call,
followed by team-matching interviews.
To receive an offer, you must find a matching team before the interview window closes.
Questions
Two LeetCode medium-level questions.
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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
5.0
Good place for an intern
SWE • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 12, 2014
Pros: Learned a lot. The codelab is very comprehensive.
Cons: The food is free, but the quality becomes increasingly worse.
4.0
Decent to work at
SWE • Current Employee
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
August 29, 2024
Pros: Good environment for developing skills.
Cons: Too many rules, less freedom for decisions.
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.
- 5.0Good place for an internSWE • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 12, 2014Pros: Learned a lot. The codelab is very comprehensive.Cons: The food is free, but the quality becomes increasingly worse.
- 4.0Decent to work atSWE • Current EmployeeMunich, Bavaria, GermanyAugust 29, 2024Pros: Good environment for developing skills.Cons: Too many rules, less freedom for decisions.
- 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.
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