Google (Senior) Software Engineer interview questions
based on 359 ratings - Updated Jun 21, 2026
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(Senior) Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for (Senior) Software Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 44 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a (Senior) Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Other: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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on site interviews, 5 rounds total, 1 hour lunch break. Staff are very nice. Overall, very friendly experience, but interviews could be stressful for some.
Recruiter is very professional and friendly as well, they work hard to help you finding the best schedule for you.
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Leetcode median level question, 1 out of 4 will be hard level.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2021
Interview
Just ask a few basic questions about programming that you could answer as a recent CS graduate. Did not ask anything at all about the work I had done for the past 20 years.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Taipei) in Oct 2021
Interview
It was the first found technical interview for Google Taiwan. Candidates who passed the first round will participate in the second round for five more interviews, four technical and one behavioral.