Google Software Engineer Intern interview questions
Updated May 22, 2026
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The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google in Apr 2009
Interview
Submit resume online. Several months later, I was phone interviewed by 2 software engineerer.
First interview consists of the overview of my resume and project expericence. Then 2 technical questions
are asked. No programming on google doc.
Second interview consists of 1 programming problem on google doc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the integer pairs in an integer array, so that they sum up to a specific number n.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google in Sep 2010
Interview
I gave my resume to recruiter from Google I met at the Europython 2010 conference. Then he contacted me by mail to ask me what I like to do, and where I would like to work, and when I would be free for a phone interview.
During the interview, I was asking to provide some gode on a google doc, and also reply on the fly to some technical question.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Give the sizeof of the following struct :
struct{
char a,b;
int c;
}
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2009
Interview
I applied for the position online. After they reviewed my application, I was ask about my availability for phone interviews. The interviews were done during the same day with very nice software engineers. I heard back in about 2-3 weeks about my offer. The recruiter kept the process very transparent and kept me updated along the way.