Google Software Development Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 3, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 25%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 18%RecruiterRecruiter
- 13%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%OtherOther
Interview search
177 interviews
Google interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 135 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Software Development Engineer according to 135 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 46%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
Other: 1%
Personality test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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