Google Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
based on 822 ratings - Updated Jun 26, 2026
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Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 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 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 105 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 44 days.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2019
Interview
It was smooth. It was my first interview and the interviewer was really nice and made me feel comfortable. It seemed more like pair programming to me than an actual interview process
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Oct 2019
Interview
They give you some coding challenges, and after that they put you through a couple of rounds of behavioral interviews before a technical one. It requires quite a bit more knowledge than what just college classes serve, so come prepared
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What are stacks, what are hashes, how do you sort, what's an efficient way of sorting THIS algorithm
OA and then back to back interviews with two different engineers. They are both very nice. It was my first technical interview ever, so I'm glad that I did it with Google. They do value communication skills and the questions you ask.