Google Software Engineering interview questions
Updated Mar 29, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 22%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 15%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 11%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%OtherOther
Interview search
183 interviews
Google interviews FAQs
- Software Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineering roles take an average of 59 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Software Engineering according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 16%
Skills test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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