Google Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
based on 820 ratings - Updated Jun 18, 2026
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I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Google (Tel Aviv) in Dec 2018
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2 technical interviews, then interview with the head of team. I passed the technical interviews, but the team manager, although seen my CV, said I lack experience and knowledge. I don't know why they summoned my at all\why the manager questioned the technical interviews I had.
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Given a binary matrix NxN (cells are initiated to 0), write a method that will "color" a line between two given cells.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Sep 2019
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They sent me a 90-minute coding sample and a survey. Coding sample was easy. After a while(more than 3 weeks), a recruiter reached me. We scheduled 2 consecutive phone interviews (15 minutes break). They were both technical but completely different. After these 2 interviews, I waited around 2 weeks to get to result. Then, they rejected. Don't know the rest.
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I can't tell you the details but they were about algorithms and data structures. At the beginning, they seemed not that hard but the follow-ups were challenging.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Montreal, QC) in Jun 2019
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First you have to finish one online snapshot interview, if you passed they will arrange two 45 minutes phone interview including coding questions, and you will do the codings in google doc.
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What is the advantage of Java? what is the difference between Java and Python?