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:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Presentation: 33%
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Multiple round interviews with the first being personal information, then technical questions, then finally 2 rounds of technical coding challenges live with senior engineers monitoring your work as you try to solve it
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Barcelona) in Nov 2020
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Algorithm and data structures problems that increase in difficulty. The first problems are coded online through a custom assessing platform. Then, the interview process continues via video-call questions with Google engineers.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Dec 2020
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Lots of personality questionnaires, 2 back to back technical interviews where the interviewers were very lovely. In general the interview process is intense but good fun, the issue I have is the lack of feedback.