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 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Interview questions over zoom with a pleasant short technical conversation. Useful format for quick analysis of technical experience and background. Follow up discussion on the proposed answers. Had chance to correct previous answers and improve on them.
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Question 1
Programming experience with use of short algorithmic tasks
Telephone Screen
- Coding question, more data structure than algorithm
Virtual Onsite
- Three coding questions
- System Design
- Culture
Very positive experience overall. All the interviewers were very nice and there was no crazy algorithm questions at all. It was more about engineering knowledge / practice, problem solving skills than leetcode. The recruiter was also very helpful throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code an interface to store / retrieve files and directories
A mix of coding questions and behavioral questions design to weed out people who don’t know what they are doing. Overall it was par for the course. Practice your algorithms.
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