Google (Senior) Software Engineer interview questions
based on 359 ratings - Updated Jun 21, 2026
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I applied online. I interviewed at Google in Oct 2022
Interview
Although I cannot discuss the exact interview questions, but they were super friendly, the interview process stopped because of other personal issues so I did not ended up with an offer, but it was good experience for sure
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Hyderabad) in Aug 2023
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HR contacted from job portal and then had initial resume screening. After a month interview was scheduled. First online round was for initial screening so that they can call for onsite. This round was for judging problem solving ability based on Data structure and algorithm.
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Parse log file for rpc requests, And return the method which has timed out or took more time.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Google (London, England) in Jan 2023
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They asked to solve coding questions and also got me to yeah do that thing that they always want you to do and also do something that is high level for you