Google Senior Software Developer interview questions
Updated May 28, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 32%RecruiterRecruiter
- 17%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Google interviews FAQs
- Senior Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Senior Software Developer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 43 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Senior Software Developer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Presentation: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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