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Google Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 26 Feb 2025

Top Google Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. If your Wi-Fi router is not working then what you will do to fix it?
  • Q2. Which technical skills are required to program efficiently ?
  • Q3. Explain the difference between ArrayList and LinkedList in Java. ArrayList is implemented as a dynamic array, while LinkedList is a doubly linked list. ArrayList provides ...read more
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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Alekhya Abbaraju

posted on 6 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find top 10 bucket file sizes
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. LC style question Medium
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. LC style question Easy
  • Q2. LC style question Medium

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

First round of Google is always DSA round. It was 45 min

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Dynamic programming, string manipulation etc 45-50 minutes, google platform

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Dynamic programming
  • Q2. String manipulation

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Shashank Verma

posted on 22 Oct 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Array, String, Tree, Graph, SQL

Get interview-ready with Top Google Interview Questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Was Asked to do coding in a Google doc,
Question asked - Find shortest path

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was 2 question from leet code easy and medium

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some task to solve and discussion about OOP
  • Q2. He asked me about angular frame work
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Trees - minimum number of islands
  • Ans. 

    Count the minimum number of islands in a given grid of trees.

    • Iterate through the grid and for each tree, perform a depth-first search to mark all connected trees as visited.

    • Increment the island count for each new island found.

    • Return the total number of islands at the end.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare DSA WELL

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Reverse a Linked list

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Company Website

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Screening questions about past experiences

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Leetcode

Google Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Google Software Engineer interview?
Google interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Google interview process are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Google Software Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Google. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Google expect are Recruitment, Networking, Data Structures, System Design and Artificial Intelligence.
What are the top questions asked in Google Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Google Software Engineer interview -

  1. If your Wi-Fi router is not working then what you will do to fix ...read more
  2. Which technical skills are required to program efficientl...read more
  3. Explain the difference between ArrayList and LinkedList in Java. ArrayList is i...read more
How long is the Google Software Engineer interview process?

The duration of Google Software Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Google Software Engineer Interview Process

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