SWE Intern Interview Experience - San Jose, California
September 12, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Pretty good; they are very nice. Questions come from your resume and the skills listed there. Be familiar with basic DSA and networking, and you'll be fine. It might be different since I am from Canada, but it is what it is.
Questions
What is a binary tree?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google SWE Intern role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their SWE Intern roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SWE Intern interview process in San Jose, California.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Great Pay, Nice Manager
SWE Intern • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 30, 2024
Pros: Good pay and nice manager
Cons: None expect to get a lot of work for a return offer.
5.0
Great Benefits, High Bar
SWE Intern • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 10, 2020
Pros: Best-in-class benefits and growth potential
Cons: Relatively higher bars. Nothing else.
5.0
Supportive Host, Minimal Bureaucracy
SWE Intern • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 3, 2020
Pros: - The host cares about your project and career.
Cons: Some bureaucratic processes are unavoidable, but they were fairly minimal.
- 5.0Great Pay, Nice ManagerSWE Intern • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 30, 2024Pros: Good pay and nice managerCons: None expect to get a lot of work for a return offer.
- 5.0Great Benefits, High BarSWE Intern • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 10, 2020Pros: Best-in-class benefits and growth potentialCons: Relatively higher bars. Nothing else.
- 5.0Supportive Host, Minimal BureaucracySWE Intern • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 3, 2020Pros: - The host cares about your project and career.Cons: Some bureaucratic processes are unavoidable, but they were fairly minimal.
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