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* Posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Nov 20, 2009) Ratings are reflective of location and job title.

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Software Engineer Test at Google

Posted Nov 20, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Positive Experience Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 4 weeks)

Made an application online for an internship position , was contacted and told am being considered for full-time position . Then two back to back phone interview were scheduled.

Phone Interview 1: Few questions on background and interest , followed by technical Questions

Phone Interview 2: About the same more stress to testing scenarios.

Onsite interview : 4 mostly algorithm questions . Rounds near continuous with a lunch break () ( should be considered an interview as well)

Response : Phone response after two weeks that was not selected.

Interview Questions

Phone interview 1 : a) Simulate a Queue with stacks ?
b)Find repeated occurrence of character in a string ?

Phone interview 2 : a) Given a 2D matrix of numbers find the position of number . Constraints of matrix number always in increasing order left to right and top to bottom .

b)When should version control be used . And a tricky discreet math problem ?
Onsite Interview 1 a): Write a program to check whether a number is prime . Additional constraints consider negative primes etc.

b) some kind of list merge problem

A list of lists eg : [A,B,C] // unsorted

A= [1,2,3]
B=[2,3]
C=[1,2]

Start with List in reverse alphabetical order
eg:C merge with B removing duplicates then merge this with A doing the same .

Optimize solution

c) Intersection of two Integer lists ?
Onsite Interview 2 a): check whether a number is the power of 2

b) Skyline silhouette puzzle .

c) Discussion on uses of hash-tables and trees ?

d) Few general questions on Work and academic background .
Onsite Interview 3 a): write a program to find whether a list of integers has a pair whose sum is equal to a give number . More constraints added , negative numbers , duplicates , needed to optimize and even prove worst cast performance .

b) Networking question of Sliding Window over udp.
Onsite Interview 4 a): Breadth first Search related graph question

b) Additional graph question related to finding a subgraph with some API specified , needed to extend the prior solution.

c) Question on C/C++ Static Modifier , relation of it to Java.

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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Database Administration at Google

Posted Nov 4, 2009

Interviewed May 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 4 days)

This was an interview on the IT end, not R&D. They were not prepared on their end, and the interviewer hadn't even read my resume prior to the interview. I was interviewing for a role in… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer at Google

Posted Oct 25, 20090 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed Jun 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 2 months)

I got an e-mail from a recruiter at Google. Then, I talked to her on the phone about my skills and other stuff on my resume. I had a technical interview over the phone which I passed. I had… Post a review to see full interview

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Business Strategy at Google

Posted Oct 20, 2009

Interviewed Jun 2008 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 months)

It's been a while, but experience varies widely depending on which position within the company one applies for. Some recruiters really don't get back to candidates for months... Very little… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer at Google

Posted Oct 21, 20090 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed Feb 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)

I was emailed by a Google recruiter to assess my compatibility for a position in Software Engineering. The recruiter sent a list of questions via email, but the questions were mostly… Post a review to see full interview

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Product Manager at Google student candidate

Posted Oct 13, 2009

Interviewed Jan 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 months)

Lengthy interview process. I first had two phone screens, one with an extremely rude manager, who thought he was the smartest guy on earth. Next, they invited me on campus. HR was extremely… Post a review to see full interview

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System Availability at Google

Posted Oct 13, 2009

Interviewed Jan 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 1 week)

After initial recruiter phone interview, a technical interviewer informed me all hires at Google must have a technical background. Asked me basic stuff about Apache, HTTP, SSL, and general… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Development Engineer at Google

Posted Oct 14, 20090 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed Jul 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 2 months)

I spoke with two HR people, the first was local but didn't have any positions that fit me. She forwarded me on to an HR staffer at the Mountain View office which led into a phone interview… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Test Engineer at Google

Posted Oct 7, 2009

Interviewed May 2007 in Mountain View, CA (took 2 days)

I heard that the interview process was tough to get into Google. Who knew that simply scheduling one would be just as daunting. For a basic phone screen, I was rescheduled 3x, and usually… Post a review to see full interview

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Associate Product Manager at Google

Posted Oct 2, 2009

Interviewed Jul 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 3 weeks)

Received request for phone interview nearly six months after applying. Had a phone interview with a Post MBA product manager. The interview felt very rushed. Spent the majority of time… Post a review to see full interview

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