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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 24, 2026
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks.

Very very very long. It took the recruiter a week to reach back out to me, and I was very annoyed, and booking something took even longer. The interviewee was also late to the meeting, which made me just end up leaving halfway through.

Questions

Tell me about yourself. Why Google? Why SWE? Why do you like the tech stack?

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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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