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.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Jan 2025
Interview
Applied in June, got the OA in january. Super easy with strings and numbers only - for loops were enough. Got rejected after I could easily solve OA in 15-20 mins.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Taipei) in Jan 2025
Interview
Did one in english and one in chinese, the question is not complicated and they give you hints. But I didn't prepare enough. It's more like to test your communication skill than coding.
The process was smooth but definitely challenging. It started with an online assessment (OA) on CodeSignal, which had 4 problems ranging from easy to hard.
After passing the OA, I had two technical interviews with Google engineers. Each interview was 45 minutes long and focused on data structures, algorithms, and system design (even for an intern role!). The first interview had a medium-level graph problem, and the second one was about designing a rate limiter.
The final round was a host matching interview, where I spoke with a potential team manager. It was mostly behavioral, with some light technical questions related to their projects.
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