I am sharing my onsite interview impressions. This was a few months back in Kirkland, WA. I had an opportunity to choose between Seattle and Kirkland, and perhaps this was my mistake. I know nothing about Seattle office. 1st interview. My interviewer is the guy with 3yoe and it is his first job from college. 2nd interview. Two asian guys who were recently promoted to mids are enjoying themselves by asking tough puzzlelike questions. lunchtime. I had opportunity to go through two large canteens on google campus around 12-30pm and see hundreds of people working there. Most of the faces look like they are right from college; you won't be able to tell this place from college campus if not for Google signs. There are people in 40s and 50s, they are maybe 3% or 5% of all folks. You can see them on college campus too. I did my masters on 40+K students college campus, so I know what I am talking about. btw compared to some other places (like Facebook, for example) food isnt good here - portions are tiny and there is nothing fancy, just pizza and tacos stuff. I had to have another lunch when I came home. 3rd interview. Very young looking east european girl. 4th interview. This was by far the best of all interviews. Young guy, all covered in tatoos from top to bottom, is asking a design question about how to find smiling faces on user loaded photos, and how to estimate false positive and negative rates. I am trying my best to answer, although it is damn machine learning question! In the meanwhile, the guy looks glum, something is definitely going on with him. About 25 minutes into the interview, he reads me another design question. Dang, I was almost there answering the first one :) 5th interview. They guy from Microsoft with 10+ yoe. so, in all, my Google interviewers were 2 juniors, 3 fresh mids (sort of), and one senior. The questions are coming from common Googgle interview question bank, and the questions were good. I enjoyed the questions. However, not all interviewers can even navigate the bank properly. OVERALL IMPRESSION. Behind flashy name, there are 3000+ college grads in Kirkland, who are hauling the piano. For most, this is their first job from college. I think they were all lowballed on Google name during negotiations and then made work 16+ hours. Although, this is not something they will ever admit. #google #interview
Where is the google question bank? And how does it compare to LC?
What questions were asked ? How is it comparable to Leetcode?
I work in the Kirkland office, this office actually has a higher average age than MTV since we now discourage fresh grads from starting here. Most workers are hired from Microsoft or Amazon. Also I don’t think anyone is working 16 haha
Any thoughts on growth potential for new grads starting in Seattle/Kirkland? Liked Seattle much more than bay area, but I’m curious as to what effects starting here may have on my career (will be a new hire starting later this year).
Can you share google question bank , if you have it ?
Jeb, you're thinking about leaving amzn to become an engineer at goog??
I am asking for question bank so that I can raise hiring bar at amazon 🤣
The folks at Kirkland are older because they appreciate the suburbs more. Not stepping over human waste every morning and having decent parking is really nice. It’s the same work anyway. Maybe when you’re young it’s fun to live and work in Seattle, but as you get older it’s less fun and just seems seedy and dirty. Also the food portions are small but you are welcome to go back and get more.
Which role?
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You’ll change your tune if you get an offer.
please add argument why would I do this. After what I have seen, I am not interested to work for Google. I have had enough coaching college grads at Amazon.
So you will reject an offer if you get one?