Last year 2022, I landed my dream job at Google as a Software Engineer. It has been 5 years since I first applied to Google back in my college time. I failed 2 times before I finally succeeded on my third attempt. I wanted to take this chance to retrospect on my journey to Google. It was not easy, and I have to admit I’m very lucky to receive this opportunity. Now it’s a good time to give back to the community. I hope this content can inspire anyone who are also grinding their way into their dream companies.
Google Bay View Office in Mountain View Headquarter
First failure
I applied to Google new grad SWE role for the first time in 2018 in my senior year of undergrad. I didn’t have a coding round. Recruiter set me up for a phone round directly. (Later I realized it was a pretty bad idea)