Overall, a great environment, albeit slow to change
Overall, a great environment, albeit slow to change
Opportunity to work with talented and smart individuals, and work on a product that has many users.
Lots of communities within Google, easy to meet people like yourselves outside of your team and cross-pollinate ideas.
Depending on your org, it can get highly political and bureaucratic. Feedback loops are slow and unhelpful (performance reviews happen once or twice a year and aren't actionable).
Encourage more real-time feedback between peers and up and down the reporting chain.
Additional Ratings
Was this helpful?
Google Interview Questions
Google Interview Experiences
Senior Software Engineer
I was brought into the New York City office for five forty-five minute problem sessions. One session was with two interviewers, and the other four were with a single interviewer. In each session, I was asked to solve a technical problem, writing my
Senior Software Engineer
The recruiter brought me in. I then had five 45-minute, one-on-one sessions with different people, asking different questions. Most required writing code on the whiteboard. I had an HR break in the middle for lunch. It was quite intense, with tough
Senior Software Engineer
Scheduling the Google CoderPad interview was smooth. The interview itself was challenging yet stimulating. I was told that I was rejected due to the position being closed out, which was pretty weird.
Senior Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesAugust 1, 2016I was brought into the New York City office for five forty-five minute problem sessions. One session was with two interviewers, and the other four were with a single interviewer. In each session, I was asked to solve a technical problem, writing my
Senior Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesNovember 1, 2016The recruiter brought me in. I then had five 45-minute, one-on-one sessions with different people, asking different questions. Most required writing code on the whiteboard. I had an HR break in the middle for lunch. It was quite intense, with tough
Senior Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesJune 14, 2024Scheduling the Google CoderPad interview was smooth. The interview itself was challenging yet stimulating. I was told that I was rejected due to the position being closed out, which was pretty weird.
