Recruiter Screen (20–30 min): Background, experience, role fit, work authorization, location, and compensation expectations.
Technical Phone/Video Interview (45–60 min): Data structures and algorithms coding problem, usually done in a shared coding environment.
Onsite / Virtual Onsite (4–5 interviews):
Hiring Committee Review: Independent review of interview feedback.
Team Matching: If approved, managers from relevant teams assess fit.
Offer & Compensation Discussion.
Coding (Data Structures & Algorithms)
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google SDE-2 role in California City, California.
Google's interview process for their SDE-2 roles in California City, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SDE-2 interview process in California City, California.