Google Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 4, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 25%RecruiterRecruiter
- 17%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 10%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
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Google interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer 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 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 51 days to get hired, when considering 31 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 according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
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