The interview process begins with a recruiter phone call, followed by two phone screens. Next, there's an on-site interview with five technical interviewers and one lunch interviewer. The lunch interviewer does not provide feedback; this is simply an opportunity to connect with a Googler and learn more about working at the company.
Interview results are shared a couple of weeks after the hiring committee reaches a decision. Following that, team matching occurs, leading to an actual offer.
Signed NDA, but mostly algorithms and data structures heavy for phone screens. On-site interviews cover system design, distributed programming, coding, and problem-solving using data structures.
The following metrics were computed from 49 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Software Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.