Tech IndustryJan 14, 2019
OracleBubbaGumpy

Interview at Google MV or Seattle/Kirkland

I have a few software eng interviews lined up. Is it better to interview at Google in Mountain View vs Seattle/Kirkland? 8+ years of work experience.

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Amazon Valleygir1 Jan 14, 2019

Seattle is easier because cloud

Oracle BubbaGumpy OP Jan 14, 2019

Thanks. I’ve worked at Amazon before. Haven’t interviewed for past 2 years so just refreshing up on stuff I don’t normally use day to day (eg graphs) Am assuming they are similar to Amazon like?

Amazon Valleygir1 Jan 14, 2019

Will be harder than Amazon in general but the questions are similar to what you'd find in leetcode plus whatever design questions they ask. Cloud engineers usually ask more practical experience questions than say Geo team or Search. That's why some would say it's "easier". In my experience graphs are common question to ask about, as are similar types of questions (trees, traversal, and algos around it).

Google yodeling Jan 14, 2019

No difference.

Paychex CODE2040 Jan 14, 2019

The only difference I was told by the recruiter is that Seattle location let you code on a chromebook where the other one you have to use whiteboard.

IBM g-eazy Jan 14, 2019

That's a big difference. Can you interview at Seattle and get an offer at MTV?

Google yodeling Jan 14, 2019

That's not true. I have taken Chromebook interviews in MV.