Google Software Engineer - Internship interview questions
based on 823 ratings - Updated Jul 6, 2026
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Software Engineer - Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer - Internship roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Software Engineer - Internship according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
Other: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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Online assessment, onsite, onsite, behavioral. Pretty standard, expect leetcode meds-hards. Recruiters are not the most professional so the process can be long and tedious. Great experience with all the interviewers. Not the ideal outcome this time.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Google (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jan 2025
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apply, online assesment, preference questionnaire, technical interviews, interview for a specific project. the technical interviews were 45 minutes each, via google meets, had to code on a share doc. interviewers can be from all around the world. process took way too long, almost 5 months in total fro, application until technical interview
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA)
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Asked for college transcript, then OA, a few weeks later
2 back to back 45 min leetcode style interviews
no behavioural questions required maybe just tell me about you. know your DSA.
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I got asked a question very similar to 329. Longest Increasing Path in a Matrix, if you know how to do this question you would be able to correctly.