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Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 19, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took one day.

The first two rounds went well. In the last two rounds, the interviewers were all late by a few minutes and left early. It was also hard to communicate during the coding interviews.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5,754 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

11%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive62%
Neutral27%
Negative11%

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

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