Google DeepMind Software Engineer interview experience

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London, EnglandPosted Aug 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process felt very long and tiring.

It started with several phone or video interviews that were mostly technical, plus general quiz-style questions. Some of them were framed like “define X” prompts and leaned more toward memorized university fundamentals than anything tied to typical software development. I noticed that different interviewers seemed to repeat the same questions, and at times even they asked whether I’d already answered that exact question elsewhere.

After that came an on-site day with about seven interviewers. The topics were mixed: some were technical, while others were more manager-oriented. The

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