Google (Senior) Software Engineer interview questions
based on 359 ratings - Updated Jun 21, 2026
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Feb 2017
Interview
Brought me onsite, spoke to four people three coding and one design interview. The coding interviews were conducted on a tablet in the room and with a white board. The design one was only on the whiteboard
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Zürich) in Feb 2017
Interview
first email, then phone call, then 2nd phone call, then initial interview, then met with more people on a differnet day. then for the next interview, i had to show my basic skills with writing cod.e
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA)
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Extremely unimpressed with Google, in every area I had expected a lot better. Inattentive, lazy recruiters. Incorrect prep and advice videos. Poor interviewers. Incredibly slow process for no reason (I knew this going in)
The interview was actually very easy, but about half of the interviewers were not asking questions that would let you judge talent. Following their own advice about interviewing turned out to be a mistake - their interviewers didn't follow it! Everything they said to study never actually came up. I made it to the final stage, was wanted by a team manager, and the mysterious final hiring committee rejected my application. Ridiculous. This experience made me sell my Google stock.
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