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Google Software Development Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 27 Nov 2024

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via campus placement at CIITM Engineering College, Jaipur and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (6 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you describe a challenging project you worked on and how you handled it?
  • Q2. How do you prioritize tasks when you have multiple deadlines to meet?
  • Q3. Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with a difficult team member. How did you approach the situation?
  • Q4. What strategies do you use to ensure the quality of your work?
  • Q5. How do you handle feedback or criticism from peers or supervisors?
  • Q6. Can you describe a time when you had to adapt to a significant change at work? How did you handle it?

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

Medium- hard leetcode style question on google docs

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

Dsa problems will be asked

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Medium to hard DSA problem related to the two-pointer and 2d array.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Google Software Development Engineer interview:
  • DSA
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare DSA thoroughly

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. One DSA question
  • Q2. Islands in a tree

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Google Software Development Engineer interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 4-6 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Question based on Maps
2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Course Schedule II
3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Segmentation based question

Software Development Engineer Interview Questions

user image UTKARSH SHARMA

posted on 22 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

The coding questions were of easy to medium level.

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do regular practice on Leetcode google tagged questions.

Software Development Engineer interview

user image Sprint Master

posted on 27 Nov 2021

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 6-8 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I was interviewed before Apr 2022.

8 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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2

Coding Test Round

2 questions, 1 medium 1 hard, topics: stack, dp with graph

3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. 2 DSA question, topics: string
4

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. 2 DSA questions (medium-hard) topic: Trees
5

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. 1 hard DSA question and variations, topic: binary search
6

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA 1 medium, 1 hard: Tree, BFS
7

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA 1 medium, modification was hard, topics: strings, two pointers
8

Behavioral interview Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario based questions, conflict resolution, collaboration

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1) Strong grasp on DSA, for a good breadth of questions refer: neetcode.io

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2021.

1 Interview Round

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Given an array of unsorted numbers print the position of a target number if the array was sorted. Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The follow up question was to find the number occurring maximum and return its positions if the target was not found.

Google Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Google Software Development Engineer interview?
Google interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Google interview process are One-on-one Round, Coding Test and Technical.
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