Google (Senior) Software Engineer interview questions
based on 358 ratings - Updated Jun 12, 2026
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Sydney) in Feb 2020
Interview
Was lengthy at the start, but when the first interview started, the whole process only took two weeks from then. There were three interviews, two of which were technical and very detailed, and the third one was with a group of directors and HR people as well.
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Question 1
There were three interviews, two technical, and one with HR
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Austin, TX) in Aug 2020
Interview
It was a step by step process:
A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn. I shared my resume.
I received an email the next day asking for my availability for an interview. I gave 5 optional dates 1 month away, but rescheduled later.
I received another email after 3 days, confirming the date and time, along with the interview process information and preparation guidelines.
Technical Round: There was one Engineer on the call, and the link to code pad was already shared. We connected, and the interview took off in a minute.
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Question 1
You have some sticks with positive integer lengths. You can connect any two sticks of length x and y by paying a cost of x+y.
You perform this action until there is one stick remaining. Return the minimum cost of connecting all the given sticks into one stick.
Input: 5 2 8 1
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in May 2017
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter located overseas. He gave me many links to the interview process. Unfortunately, the recruiter didn't get back to me for a few weeks, then my interviewer was traveling and it was too late to understand why I didn't pass the interview.