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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California

November 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I involved standard algorithm and coding questions.

It starts off with phone interviews, followed by on-site.

The phone interview first begins with a warm call about interests, etc., followed by two rounds of technical phone screens where you'll be asked to code.

Questions

Basic data structures and algorithm-related questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Google Software Engineer (Internship) role in Sunnyvale, California.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Sunnyvale, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral0%

Negative25%

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

Google Work Experiences

Low Pressure, Moderate Interest

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 16, 2025

Pros: Was very low-key and low-pressure.

Cons: Not that interesting, but maybe that was just my team.

Low Pressure, Moderate Interest

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 16, 2025

Pros: Was very low-key and low-pressure.

Cons: Not that interesting, but maybe that was just my team.

Exceptional Team, Rewarding Work

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 12, 2025

Pros: Really supportive team and good work.

Cons: None, the work I did was so good

Exceptional Team, Rewarding Work

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 12, 2025

Pros: Really supportive team and good work.

Cons: None, the work I did was so good

Amazing people. Difficult to challenge the status quo

Engineering Manager • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 5, 2025

Pros: If you are in the right place, it all works great.

Cons: If you are on the wrong team, it is a struggle. The political setup is such that you need seniors to help you move up. You need to be good, and also be a "good boy". Depending on the group, sometimes, you can be a nobody and still expect to get rewarded, though I hope what I saw happen is an exception. Trying to challenge and work your way up is very, very hard. You need to be very lucky.

Amazing people. Difficult to challenge the status quo

Engineering Manager • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 5, 2025

Pros: If you are in the right place, it all works great.

Cons: If you are on the wrong team, it is a struggle. The political setup is such that you need seniors to help you move up. You need to be good, and also be a "good boy". Depending on the group, sometimes, you can be a nobody and still expect to get rewarded, though I hope what I saw happen is an exception. Trying to challenge and work your way up is very, very hard. You need to be very lucky.

Low Pressure, Moderate Interest

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 16, 2025

Pros: Was very low-key and low-pressure.

Cons: Not that interesting, but maybe that was just my team.

5.0
Low Pressure, Moderate Interest
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
November 16, 2025
Pros: Was very low-key and low-pressure.
Cons: Not that interesting, but maybe that was just my team.

Exceptional Team, Rewarding Work

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 12, 2025

Pros: Really supportive team and good work.

Cons: None, the work I did was so good

5.0
Exceptional Team, Rewarding Work
SWE Intern • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
November 12, 2025
Pros: Really supportive team and good work.
Cons: None, the work I did was so good

Amazing people. Difficult to challenge the status quo

Engineering Manager • Former Employee

Sunnyvale, California, United States

November 5, 2025

Pros: If you are in the right place, it all works great.

Cons: If you are on the wrong team, it is a struggle. The political setup is such that you need seniors to help you move up. You need to be good, and also be a "good boy". Depending on the group, sometimes, you can be a nobody and still expect to get rewarded, though I hope what I saw happen is an exception. Trying to challenge and work your way up is very, very hard. You need to be very lucky.

5.0
Amazing people. Difficult to challenge the status quo
Engineering Manager • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
November 5, 2025
Pros: If you are in the right place, it all works great.
Cons: If you are on the wrong team, it is a struggle. The political setup is such that you need seniors to help you move up. You need to be good, and also be a "good boy". Depending on the group, sometimes, you can be a nobody and still expect to get rewarded, though I hope what I saw happen is an exception. Trying to challenge and work your way up is very, very hard. You need to be very lucky.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

ArraysTwo Pointers

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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