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SWE Intern Interview Experience

January 19, 2023

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Process

I had two back-to-back coding interviews. Each interview was 45 minutes long.

In the first round, I encountered two medium-difficulty questions. The second round featured one hard question.

HR contacted me one week after the interviews to inform me of the result.

Questions

All about data structures. They ask for optimal solutions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 151 interview experiences for the Google SWE Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

19%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their SWE Intern roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral36%

Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SWE Intern interview process in United States.

Google Work Experiences

Comfy Culture, Stagnant Growth

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Pros: Great work culture. Great food and people.

Cons: You get into your comfort zone.

Comfy Culture, Stagnant Growth

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Pros: Great work culture. Great food and people.

Cons: You get into your comfort zone.

Worst experience ever

SWE Intern • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 11, 2014

Pros: Good pay, nice perks (free food, gym classes, etc.).

Cons: Unclear and unrealistic expectations, incompetent manager, very bureaucratic, arrogant employers.

Worst experience ever

SWE Intern • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 11, 2014

Pros: Good pay, nice perks (free food, gym classes, etc.).

Cons: Unclear and unrealistic expectations, incompetent manager, very bureaucratic, arrogant employers.

Help manage tasks

SWE Intern • Current Employee

February 2, 2022

Pros: Amazing culture for people that love to learn.

Cons: Not too many people to talk to.

Help manage tasks

SWE Intern • Current Employee

February 2, 2022

Pros: Amazing culture for people that love to learn.

Cons: Not too many people to talk to.

Comfy Culture, Stagnant Growth

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Pros: Great work culture. Great food and people.

Cons: You get into your comfort zone.

5.0
Comfy Culture, Stagnant Growth
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
June 18, 2025
Pros: Great work culture. Great food and people.
Cons: You get into your comfort zone.

Worst experience ever

SWE Intern • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

November 11, 2014

Pros: Good pay, nice perks (free food, gym classes, etc.).

Cons: Unclear and unrealistic expectations, incompetent manager, very bureaucratic, arrogant employers.

1.0
Worst experience ever
SWE Intern • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 11, 2014
Pros: Good pay, nice perks (free food, gym classes, etc.).
Cons: Unclear and unrealistic expectations, incompetent manager, very bureaucratic, arrogant employers.

Help manage tasks

SWE Intern • Current Employee

February 2, 2022

Pros: Amazing culture for people that love to learn.

Cons: Not too many people to talk to.

4.0
Help manage tasks
SWE Intern • Current Employee
February 2, 2022
Pros: Amazing culture for people that love to learn.
Cons: Not too many people to talk to.

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.

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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