Google Senior Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 28, 2026
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Senior Software Engineer 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 Engineer 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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Good- the technical challenge was insane. The interviewer was very personable and helpful during the challenge because it was quite the algorithm needed to solve it- was able to get it done
First recruiter a 30min call with recruiter. Then an online coding interview which I did in 30 min, allowing me to chat with the guy for another 15 min. Second round of coding interview on site. It was a sliding window question which is considered easy for Google. System design was harder than expected, lots of questions about scailability.
Standard interview, a few questions questioning your tech stack & background, overall decent if you know your stuff. Continues to go deeper into your field of expertise and testing your knowledge.
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Question 1
How many years have you been doing software development?