Google Junior Software Developer interview questions
Updated Apr 26, 2026
based on 56 ratings
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Junior Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 4 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.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Tokio) in Aug 2020
Interview
The people interviewing me were very kind and communicated well. The biggest issue was that it was hard to realize when I had made mistakes since they didn't react to anything. This made it difficult to know if I had a great solution or a terrible one.
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The first technical question was a knapsack problem
Easy to schedule with and very organized Hiring Manager. You can defer your interview for quite some time if you ask nicely. Started off with a coding interview online, then a phone interview with an engineer 45 minutes, and then two back-to-back interviews with two different engineers 45 minutes each.
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Linked list version of the "Island Counting" problem
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Oct 2018
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So many rounds. Requires a lot of preparation, but it’s worth it in the end. Phone interview, on site , then more and more, it’s hard but nice. All the best