I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months.
I was asked a fairly standard set of interview questions of medium difficulty — nothing especially unusual or tricky. The interviewer was also very friendly and approachable, which made the overall conversation smooth and helped create a genuinely positive interview experience.
The following metrics were computed from 5,754 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role.
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process.