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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California

January 23, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks.

6 rounds total: 1 recruiter screen, 3 technical interviews, 1 product manager interview, and 1 behavioral interview. Overall, it was hard but manageable, and I think it was doable in the end.

Questions

Reverse a binary tree; it was pretty hard.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 53 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.

Success Rate

17%
Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive64%
Neutral28%
Negative8%

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

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