Process
First, submit your resume and application through the online portal.
After about two weeks, I was asked to complete a coding challenge. This challenge had a limit of 2 hours and was online. There were two coding questions.
Afterwards, I was contacted about a week later for two back-to-back phone technical interviews. Each one was about 30-40 minutes and had varying levels of difficulty.
Questions
Why Google?
What projects do you want to work on?
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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
Google's interview process for their SWE roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SWE interview process in United States.
Google Work Experiences
- 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.
- 5.0Enduring Growth, Collaboration, FlexibilitySWE • Current EmployeeTel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelSeptember 12, 2018Pros: I came for "two years". I'm at Google over seven and counting. Great peers with a culture that fosters collaboration and learning from others. Lots of flexibility – working hours, working from home, team and product mobility. Competitive perks, benefits, and compensation.Cons: As the company grows, there is more bureaucracy and formality, but still not as much for a company this size.
- 5.0Great Pay, High PressureSWE • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 7, 2023Pros: Good pay with lots of RSUs.Cons: Lots of pressure and communication cost.
Google Interview Questions
