Google Senior Software Developer interview questions
Updated May 28, 2026
based on 356 ratings
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Difficult
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Mostly positive
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32%
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17%
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Employee Referral
3%
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2%
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2%
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Other
1%
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Senior Software Developer 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 Developer 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.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Senior Software Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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They ask difficult algorithm questions, and if you fail, you get three more attempts anytime. I don’t think these questions are necessary or relevant for evaluating practical skills in real world
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2025
Interview
I went through multiple interview rounds, one to introduce myself, one technical test, one with the rest of the team, then I had to wait around 2 weeks for an answer
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Question 1
I was asked to dissect a code made by AI, criticize it and optimize it to use less resources
it was really o recruter was fine i got referal the questioon wasn't hard but i was super nervous and i failed miserbly despite not being a very hard question and it sucks
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