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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

August 12, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took one week.

  • Phone screen.
  • Behavioral interview discussing a project.
  • Their famous LeetCode interview, which essentially came down to luck.

If I had come across the problem during my prep, I would've passed with flying colors. As it was, I didn't know the trick to solving the abstract problem quickly. Additionally, the interviewer ended up interrupting my solution to propose a different idea, then said, "actually, your idea will work." If you are lucky, or spend all of your time on LeetCode problems, this is an easy interview. If not, it is very difficult.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 312 interview experiences for the Google Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

11%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive57%
Neutral24%
Negative19%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

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