Google (Senior) Software Engineer interview questions
based on 357 ratings - Updated Jun 9, 2026
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(Senior) Software Engineer 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for (Senior) Software Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 42 days.
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google in Jul 2025
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Google likes to waste your time by advancing you to team matching when you don't perform well in the interview, so they make you go through team matching only to reject you during hiring committee.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
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Interview process was clear and easy. I was able to clear the interview quickly. It was a 3 stage interview with panel of 5 people, one of the panel member was so impressed , they hired me on the spot
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google in Feb 2025
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Questions were basic but they expect faster implementation. related to day to day work and like filesystem etc., code can be in any language. basics should be good. be confident for lc