Test Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
March 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The recruiters were very nice, and the process was very smooth. The interviewer was very polite. He asked me questions and then corrected me after I entered my answers in a Google Doc.
He asked me to write test cases for auto Google search and one coding question.
Questions
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Write test cases for Google Search autocomplete.
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Print prime numbers.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Google Test Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
10%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Test Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral30%
Negative10%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Test Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Good Culture, Poor Management
Test Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
September 27, 2025
Pros: Good culture and environment to enjoy.
Cons: Not having a good manager.
5.0
Working at Google X, The moonshot factory, is good
Test Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 7, 2023
Pros: * No boundaries for the scope of work.
* Opportunity to work with like-minded people.
* The work environment is friendly.
* People are passionate about their work.
Cons: No safety for the job. Poor leadership leads to project closure/shutdown. Switching to other projects (in other bets) is challenging.
2.0
Google is not 'googley' anymore
Test Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
October 25, 2008
Pros: Some very smart people and good benefits. All the free food and subsidized massages are good.
Cons: The Test Engineering org. is separate from the core engineering org., making it very difficult for the test engineers to make any real impact. Most of the time, the test engineering efforts go unrecognized by the executive management team. The Test Engineering organization is filled with a bunch of very incompetent managers who are solely focused on advancing their own careers.
- 5.0Good Culture, Poor ManagementTest Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 27, 2025Pros: Good culture and environment to enjoy.Cons: Not having a good manager.
- 5.0Working at Google X, The moonshot factory, is goodTest Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 7, 2023Pros: * No boundaries for the scope of work. * Opportunity to work with like-minded people. * The work environment is friendly. * People are passionate about their work.Cons: No safety for the job. Poor leadership leads to project closure/shutdown. Switching to other projects (in other bets) is challenging.
- 2.0Google is not 'googley' anymoreTest Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 25, 2008Pros: Some very smart people and good benefits. All the free food and subsidized massages are good.Cons: The Test Engineering org. is separate from the core engineering org., making it very difficult for the test engineers to make any real impact. Most of the time, the test engineering efforts go unrecognized by the executive management team. The Test Engineering organization is filled with a bunch of very incompetent managers who are solely focused on advancing their own careers.
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