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Got the offer
Got the offerSoftware Engineer at Google
- Difficulty
- Level
- Mid
- Process took
- 1 months
How it went
The candidate secured a Software Engineer role at Google through a hiring manager referral, requiring a team soft match for mid-level positions. The interview process included a recruiter call, a GHA questionnaire, a phone screen, two technical onsite interviews, and a behavioral assessment. The candidate found the interviews to be collaborative and focused on fundamental principles rather than rote problem-solving, noting a shift towards pre-interview team matching.
What came up
Data ModelingMachine LearningConceptStatistics & ExperimentationData AnalysisCodingSQLData Structures & AlgorithmsPeople ManagementProject ManagementProgram SenseCross FunctionalSystem DesignProduct DesignEstimationProduct StrategyAnalyticalTechnicalExecutionBehavioralCustomer InteractionApp CritiqueData Pipeline DesignArtificial IntelligencePresentationPortfolio ReviewDebuggingCode ReviewProject Discussion
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.