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Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 28, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a referral, which sped up getting a recruiter call. Then came three rounds of coding of 2 LeetCode questions each, a system design interview, and a behavioral interview.

Questions

LeetCode questions on binary trees

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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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