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Google Software Engineer Interview
Posted Jul 31, 2009 2009-07-31 19:02 PDT — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 5 weeks)
The interviews were with 4 different Software Engineers. From what I gathered online and from the feedback I got from friends currently Software Engineers at Google, I though I had decent chances: strong knowledge of at least one current language, some knowledge about algorithms and data-structures as well as Big O notation. I was surprised to be asked non software questions like various network speed efficiency of various wireless technologies, solve math brainteaser in a language I specifically said I had not used in years, and being told that the code had to compile and run as is, regardless of potential typos.
It took several weeks for Google to come back to me but I got a quick offer from a competitor with a more realistic interview process. I'm glad I did not hold my breath, I think I should have left after the second person, it was pretty obvious the process was a plain waste of time.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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