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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 9, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Met with an interviewer, and we talked a little about work experience before we dove into a systems design question. After that, we did some code review. Overall, it was a positive experience, and the interviewer was nice.

Questions

Systems design question and code review

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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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