Google Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
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Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 33 days.
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There was a phone call with two google employees and each had a few prompts for a coding question. Employees were very condescending and rude, and not a pleasant experience. Good to know I don't want to work at Google.
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2 coding questions on a google doc (I can't share)
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Google
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Got referred in September. Received a coding challenge with 1 medium and 1 easy question. Had 3 telephonic interviews with 1 question each- 2 Leet Coce Hards and 1 medium. They grilled on time complexity and accuracy of solution.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google in Aug 2018
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First the resume was shortlisted via online application and then within few weeks they Sent an online coding test where there were some basic list slicing questions a few questions testing the space complexity and a question about binary trees.