Experience after 6 years at Google
Experience after 6 years at Google
It really felt like they cared about us and wanted to keep us happy, healthy, and productive. I felt very supported working there, and that meant a lot to my happiness.
Incredible internal mobility, enabling you to continue working on new, interesting challenges without having to join a new company. 20% time was an incredible perk to keep you interested and be able to learn new things.
They are very strategic about getting you to spend a lot of time at the office and spend most of your life within the confines of the Google campus. This makes you incredibly productive, but also makes it hard to leave. If you tie a large part of your life to the campus, you have a pretty big void left when you leave.
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Senior Software Engineer
Easy phone screen and then a difficult system design Q. Plus, normal interpersonal. Didn't make it past that round. People were very nice and the question was clear. Responses were prompt. Didn't have to wait a long time to hear back.
Senior Software Engineer
3 C++/Coding algo questions, 1 "Googlyness" behavioral. One of the interviewers for the algo questions was too caught up in my syntax. In a typical work environment, I would be able to reference cppreference. The "Googlyness" interviewer did not se
Senior Software Engineer
Friendly staff. Nobody in the working areas. A lot of perks, including dinner. Nice environment. Mostly coding in algorithms and discussions on algorithms. Some mathematical questions and great lunchtime. Trees and hash tables.
Senior Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United StatesOctober 20, 2025Easy phone screen and then a difficult system design Q. Plus, normal interpersonal. Didn't make it past that round. People were very nice and the question was clear. Responses were prompt. Didn't have to wait a long time to hear back.
Senior Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 20223 C++/Coding algo questions, 1 "Googlyness" behavioral. One of the interviewers for the algo questions was too caught up in my syntax. In a typical work environment, I would be able to reference cppreference. The "Googlyness" interviewer did not se
Senior Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2017Friendly staff. Nobody in the working areas. A lot of perks, including dinner. Nice environment. Mostly coding in algorithms and discussions on algorithms. Some mathematical questions and great lunchtime. Trees and hash tables.
