Google Senior Software Developer Engineer interview questions
based on 359 ratings - Updated Jun 21, 2026
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Senior Software Developer 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 Developer 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.
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Tough but fair - long enough to learn about each other but also seemed rushed at points overall a good experience and would do it again if the opportunity came up
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Google (Varsavia, Masovia) in Jan 2023
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Just simple interview: behaviour, technical, system design. Then job offer. Good atmosphere, nice interviewers, excellent questions, About 5 hours in total. Great benefits, asd asd asd asd asd asd asd
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google in Mar 2021
Interview
Smooth interview. Not exhausting and very pleasant. The interviewer was nice and friendly. Got more straight on point technical questions to assess my skills, instead of going too corporate or assessing the soft skills too much.
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Question 1
What was the most difficult task you had and how did you solve it.