Google Senior Software Developer interview questions
based on 358 ratings - Updated Jun 12, 2026
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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.
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Firstly i got asked questions about the job and myself and then i got to solve 3 small algorithmic problems in c++ which they were pretty easy if you know algorithms and data structures
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google
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Was contacted by Poland based recruiter to work in Warshaw office. It was cold call so I was less them interested for sure.
Mostly by curiosity passed initial review and got "call from senior developer". But senior was really frustrated and less than optimistic.
Salaries research was less than optimistic too, so I declined from further steps.
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Usual stuff - past experience, best/worst projects and so on.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Jan 2020
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I think the interview process was good. They take in account prior experience and a heavy emphasis on a technical portion. If you are technically competent and fit into the company culture then it goes smoothly