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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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Google Software Engineer Interview Experiences

96 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Max Heap based variation question.
Round 2 - Coding Test 

I was asked about Graphs and cycle detection related problem

Round 3 - Coding Test 

They asked me about Binary Search, a more complex version of binary search.

Round 4 - Coding Test 

They asked me about trees in this round, a recursive algorithm was expected

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Google Software Engineer interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • Coding
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Google has reduced their difficulty by a lot recently. They do not go into super hard problems anymore like last decade. Be good with your fundamentals and DSA and expect medium level questions. Ask questions to interviewer and do not make mistakes in your code. They tried to downlevel me as I interviewed for L4, there were additional interview rounds that I had to go through as well.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

4 coding questions and some aptitude questions

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked me about my previous working experience
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Asked me DSA question.When u see it looks kinda leetcode medium but it leetcode hard definitely

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice your DSA skills.

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 28 Mar 2024

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was a leetcode question based on binary search, koko eating banana, wording of question was different, but it was the same question which was asked.

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 Junior Software Engineer

 (1)

 Embedded Software Engineer

 (1)

 Associate Software Engineer

 (1)

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

Competitive coding questions from Graph and Tree were asked

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. How do you conquer the high work pressure

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

I applied via campus placement at Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 questions were asked. Major topics were Graphs and DP. Difficulty level : Leetcode Medium and Hard

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Given a string of L, M, R, where L means turn to left, R means turn to right and M means take 1 step forward where you are directed. Now suppose you start from origin, and one letter in the string is wrong...
  • Ans. 

    The maximum distance that can be reached if one instruction in a string of L, M, R is wrong.

    • The maximum distance can be reached by following the correct instructions and then taking the opposite direction of the wrong instruction.

    • For example, if the string is 'LMRM', the correct path would be 'LMR' and then taking a step in the opposite direction of 'M'.

    • Calculate the distance by summing up the steps taken in the correc...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write the code to effectively manage a hospital system.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Practice graphs/DP/Trees, etc
2. Learn a bit about system design, OOPs, and OS.
3. Try to solve 2 questions in the 45 min interview period. Don't hesitate to ask questions from the interviewer.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

4 round of coding, 2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon. Each round is a single coding question. Difficulties are medium to hard.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about Trie structure.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - look for recent interview questions. it is possible you will see one or more that has recently been asked. Also spend a lot of time in leetcode. You will learn something anyway.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In-depth DSA questions were asked
Round 2 - Coding Test 

It was a difficult coding tedt

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare yourself it is a difficult
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Job Portal

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding questions
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Given a string, find the decoded string
  • Ans. 

    Decode a given string to find the decoded string

    • Use a stack to keep track of characters and their counts

    • Iterate through the string and push characters onto the stack until a number is encountered

    • When a number is encountered, update the count of the previous character on the stack

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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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  • Technical Round
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