Google Software Engineer Internship interview questions
based on 819 ratings - Updated Jun 1, 2026
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Software Engineer Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Internship roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Software Engineer Internship according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
Other: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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Firstly, an online assessment is needed. Then, I go through 2 phone interviews, asking about algorithms and data structures. The timeline was a bit longer compared to the other companies. HRs are responsible and interviewers are nice.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2018
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One coding challenge, three phone interviews. The average difficulty for the phone interviews was medium but one of the questions I received was very hard. Got into host matching but was swept by another company before I was matched. The HR was very fast and responsive!
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Lewisburg, PA) in Nov 2017
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I applied through an employee referral in the mid Sept. The recruiter contacted me in the beginning of oct. We coordinated two interviews which put me into the intern project match pool. I had a semi-interview with an engineer, resulting in my eventual offer.