Google Senior Software Engineer interview questions
based on 358 ratings - Updated Jun 12, 2026
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Waterloo, ON) in Apr 2026
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Contacted by recruiter and after recruiter call and asked to apply to this role, I applied and interviewed for the l5 level, I had to take 3 interviews,
coding, system design, GL & Leadership
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for coding one of the general medium leetcode questions, system design was more domain specific
One of the interviewer seemed disintered about core tack and focused on AI only. No techinical project wer considered ven if they were highly rated by peers an the community
They ask difficult algorithm questions, and if you fail, you get three more attempts anytime. I don’t think these questions are necessary or relevant for evaluating practical skills in real world
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