Google Cloud·Software Engineer

Google Cloud Software Engineer interview experience

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ItalyPosted Dec 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a tough, highly competitive interview that felt very linear and to the point.

The interviewer moved straight into hard technical questions for the software engineer role, and while the interaction itself was okay, the difficulty level was the main thing that stood out—this wasn’t the kind of round where you could cruise on general familiarity. I felt like they were specifically looking for a top-tier profile, and my answers didn’t measure up to what they expected.

I walked away feeling disappointed not because the interviewer was unfriendly, but because the questions demanded a deeper level of DSA readiness than I was comfortable with at that moment. I didn’t get an

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