Google Software Engineer Intern interview questions
Updated May 22, 2026
based on 253 ratings
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62%
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13%
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Employee Referral
13%
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Campus Recruiting
10%
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Recruiter
1%
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Other
1%
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In Person
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Software Engineer Intern 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 Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 210 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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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Google
Interview
1 recruiter screen, 2 technicals 45 minutes
Recruiters were generally nice but interviewers are a hit or miss depending on persons mood. Some interviews were great to chat with while others were in a bad mood
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (São Paulo, ) in Feb 2020
Interview
Entrevistas no telefone e teste de programação em campo, foi tudo bem básico pois foi para a posição de estagiário. Eles sempre demostraram respeito e fui bem tratado durante todo a entrevista, até mesmo na carta de rejeição.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Online Assessment 2018.12.2: two questions about data structure: tree. It is not too hard and the OA experience is good! Did not get onsite interview after the OA and the reject letter comes about a month later.