GG-Research·Software Engineer

G-Research Software Engineer interview experience

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Hard

Negative

United KingdomPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through an experience that started with an upfront test and then moved into mostly algorithmic whiteboard work.

After that, there was also a lunch with junior staff where I got a sense of how people interacted day to day, and then I waited to hear whether I was pulled into the next round.

Once I got into the technical interviews, it felt very targeted: a lot of whiteboard problem solving, then a design-style conversation. What stood out was how the interviewers handled feedback and collaboration; after an object-oriented design discussion, the interviewer actually spent time pairing with me at the end, walking through improvements to my code and ways to make the approach stronger.

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