Google DeepMind Software Engineer interview experience

It was framed around my expertise and focused on basics and proper information tied to exercising, including references that touched on GitHub and Google Cloud tooling.

It was the kind of assessment that tested whether my past work and explanations translated into the expected technical context. Compared with other interview types I’d done, this felt more like a validation of knowledge and clarity than a timed puzzle.

I didn’t get an offer. What surprised me was how much of the evaluation centered on accuracy and the right framing of foundational concepts rather than solving an algorithmic