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.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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coding test - 2 questions, 45 minutes
question was on data structure and algorithms
2 technical phone interviews 45 minutes each
question was on data structure and algorithms, easier than coding test
host matching - finished without a match
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Google
Interview
DP,Graph were asked mostly. Requires high level of coding practice. Try hard problems on different platforms. 2 questions were asked in coding round. Try solving many questions on dp and graph, greedy
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Raleigh, NC) in May 2021
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take 2-3 weeks for the recruiters to get back to me after filling out the form:
- 2 rounds of coding interviews (leetcode medium to hard)
take another 2 weeks to hear back for the interview results.
- 1-2 rounds of team matching
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Question 1
- dynamic programming on a matrix calculation.
- tree traversal