Google Software Developer Internship interview questions
based on 822 ratings - Updated Jun 26, 2026
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Software Developer 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 Developer 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 Developer Internship according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Other: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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Technical interview, very hard to understand interviewer as they had a thick accent. Questions taken from leetcode. Overall okay experience. Interviewer was distracted and clearly wasn't very prepared for the question.
I applied online. The process took 7 months. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Dec 2021
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Applied in September, got 1 online assessment in December, 2 virtual online assessments happened in February, 3 project matches came in March. The interview process was smooth but slow. The whole interview process takes more than 4 months.
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The OA contains two basic algorithm questions(easy+medium). VOs are two 45 minutes phone interviews, one medium and one hard LeetCode difficulty. Can't tell the details due to the non-disclosure agreement. The interviewers are chill and very nice. The interview questions are interesting and practical. Would rate the interview process as positive experience.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google in Aug 2021
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There are multiple steps you needed to reach for the phone/ in person interview part of the process. There can be long waits in between steps. Not very personable if they decide they don't want you.
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Question 1
Write code that will follow the structure of and function as specified by the following criteria.