Google Senior Software Engineer interview questions
based on 357 ratings - Updated Jun 9, 2026
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Bangalore Rural) in Feb 2024
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You Need weeks or months for interview preparation and HR was very helpful they gave 3 weeks time for interview preparation. They gave interview preparation materials, videos, useful links which helped me to prepare for the interview.
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The question was breaked into small parts and then he asked each part
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Jan 2024
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It was good, they asked technical questions related to generative AI, cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), python. They had five interview rounds, all five interviews were organised well. Overall nice structure of the interviews.
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2021
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5 rounds of interviews, leetcodes medium to hard. I got to the third interview and unfortunately failed after that. I think to prepare you need a solid 4 months of consistent and timed leetcode practice.