Google Software Developer Internship interview questions
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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.
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The first step is a coding test where they have you answer 2 questions in any language of your choice in a 2-3 hour timed amount. They also have another questionnaire you fill out about your background and experience.
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All the past google questions can be found online, but they come up with a new one every year.
Passed the interviews - recruiter & interviewers were very friendly. Reached host matching process, didn't land the internship due to Google being unable to sponsor J1 Visa for Summer 2021.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Dallas, TX) in Nov 2020
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The interview Process started with two separate coding session. The first round was quiet nice and well but the second one did not go well. The second interviewer was a bit arrogant and rude sometimes.
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The first question that was really weird was that what is the difference between Switch and Repeater? (It was based on my network experience)