Software Development Engineer 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 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 134 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 134 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 46%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Background check: 2%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
Personality test: 1%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Cambridge, MA) in Dec 2010
Interview
Had a pre screening phone interview with the HR who described the different teams working the Cambridge office, then had a technical phone interview with one of the developers in the team. Finally I was called in for a full day of technical interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design and develop a URL shorting service
The interviewer was very nice, one interviewer didn't show up so I rescheduled it. When I didn't come up with the best solution, the interveiwer was very patient and give me hint as many as possible
1 screening round + 3 onsite round
All rounds were focused on DSA that included topics like strings, linked list, heap and dynamic programming. Screening round had 2 questions on qualifying which I was eligible for onsite and Googliness rounds. The whole process took nearlying 2.5 months
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Apr 2026
Interview
Very competitive process which requires hard work and good preparation. DSA questions and real life problems divided into 4-5 rounds of interview including HR, Technical, Hiring manager rounds. Onsite interviews are going on