SWE Intern 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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SWE Intern roles take an average of 14 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 42 days.
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in May 2025
Interview
2 eliminative rounds. purely DSA, leetcode type questions. both interviews and a base question and a follow up. first interview had a problem similar to merge intervals and then a follow up. Second was counting number of islands in a binary tree.
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first interview had a problem similar to merge intervals and then a follow up. Second was counting number of islands in a binary tree.
It has a OA and 2 interviews. The 2 interviews are technical.Most of them you cannot find on leetcode or even the tagged questions. They come up with the questions I think.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Jun 2025
Interview
Google SWE intern interview process usually involves online application, resume screening, online assessment (DSA), technical interviews (coding + problem solving), sometimes behavioral questions, then recruiter discussion before final internship offer.