Google Software Engineer Internship interview questions
based on 820 ratings - Updated Jun 18, 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% 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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Skills test: 50%
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Difficult questions, had 2 rounds. First round was OA, second round was with hiring manager. Got rejected after hiring manager round. Everyone was nice and friendly. Was referred in, from what I have heard you should have a referral as it is difficult with a cold application.
quick call with a recruiter followed up with phone screen with a manager. No response for following couple days and then got another interview with another manager level person. Then, I got an email from the recruiter saying I would get an offer very soon.
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Question 1
Describe a project you started from scratch and successfully completed