Google Software Engineer Internship interview questions
based on 819 ratings - Updated Jun 1, 2026
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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 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Oct 2017
Interview
Interviewed by two engineers, with coding followed by talking about research. Each interview went on for 40 minutes. The most two important things are coding and explaining to them about what you have done
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2018
Interview
The interview process is fast. Two HR are responsible for your process. The first round is Online Assessment, two algorithm questions. The second round is a back-to-back technical phone interview, each interview contains one algorithm question.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Feb 2017
Interview
The interviewer was very bizarre and interacted very minimally because he seemed very disinterested, and whenever I would ask any questions he would find a way around them. Overall bad experience.