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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

August 27, 2026
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Process

L5 interview, virtual, consisted of 1 behavioral and 1 coding.

Second round was an in-person onsite with 2 coding and 1 system design.

Lots of follow-up questions.

Prepare for Googleyness in the behavioral.

Questions

They asked DP, which was standard DSA but on the harder side.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 153 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive55%
Neutral28%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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