Google Software Engineer Internship interview questions
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Software Engineer Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2018
Interview
Standard procedure after applying online. Coding sample (2 in 90 min), then the final round of two phone calls with Google Docs and Google Employee, 45 minutes each. Small surveys and questionnaires regarding logistics but focus primarily on technical aspects of interview.
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Question 1
Signed NDA, but it's technical in nature. Data Structures and Algorithms FTW
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Google
Interview
3 Technical Questions + Previous Experience. The technical questions were very similar to what is generally asked for tech internships and mainly focussed on data structures and algorithms so make sure to revise those concepts.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Waterloo, ON) in Feb 2018
Interview
I did two 45 minutes interview. back to back. And then the recruiter contacted me for a third interview. Heard back 1 week after my interview that I made it to host-matching.