Google Software Engineer Internship interview questions
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Software Engineer Internship 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied on 28th October and got a reply from them on 21st December. They asked me to solve two coding questions within 90 minutes. The first one was basic array and string manipulation while the other one was a difficult one.
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Mostly String manipulation questions. Should definitely take their practice question before jumping to the actual coding.
In general, after applying online, if you pass the resume screen, they invite you to take a coding sample. After that comes the phone interviews, of which there are generally two. These are both technically oriented.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google
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I applied online through a referral and was contacted by a recruiter in about 3 weeks (this happened in late november). I was given a coding sample and a few surveys, which I thought I did well on. However, in about a week I was notified that they would not be moving forward.