Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 4.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 45 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Other: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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Good, in depth technical questions and detailed analysis. Attention to detail to the problems given. technical knowledge needed spans several technologies and use cases. Ample time was given and felt very comfortable.
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Question 1
What are you long term goals and how are you pursing them?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Sydney) in Mar 2025
Interview
Got a referral from a friend working at the Sydney office. Recruiter emailed me like 3 days later, so it definitely beats applying online. Whole process took around 6 weeks from start to offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to debug a tricky firmware bug in the field.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Remsen, IA) in Feb 2026
Interview
HR, then Hiring Manager then 2 team who where very nice and care about the role. 5 rounds of interview in total which was not that much. It was a good experience