Google Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
based on 820 ratings - Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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Got rejected. Hard questions. The interviewer is really helpful. He kept silence most of the time. Only tested on one question that I was stuck on, feels a bit unfair to judge me just by one question.
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Question 1
Given points on a 2D plane, what is the largest rectangles area
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2018
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They have you fill out a survey about your interest, experiences, skills, and why Google. Then you complete a coding interview which is timed and two questions. After that is a phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find ancestor of node in a tree disguised in another problem
I took a shot coding assessment then was notified that 2 phone interviews would be next.
Phone interviews involved technical coding problems. Interviewers were kind and helpful.
Responses were fairly quick after interviews, however the whole process took about 2 months.