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Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 17, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks.

I had 4 interviews total of 45 minutes, with a 15 min break in between. The first was behavioral and very chill. The rest were technical and very difficult. The technical ones were done whiteboard style on a Google Doc.

Questions

Why do you want to work for Google? What interests you about the role?

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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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