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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 3, 2026
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Process

The process was an OA screen and a five-onsite loop.

The questions were typical LeetCode medium to hard. System design was harder but manageable. Behavioral questions were ordinary.

There was a bit of an attitude from one interviewer who seemed checked out and silently taking notes.

Questions

Design an autosharding KV store.

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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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