Google Software Engineer University Graduate interview questions
based on 56 ratings - Updated May 2, 2026
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The interview process was entirely technical - they asked the coding question and that’s it. Then they asked the typical “do you have any questions.” I have since interviewed for another position at Google where the interviewer asked some other, non technical questions, so I believe it depends on the interviewer. The meat always seems to be the technical question though
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2018
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One of the toughest interviews by far. The interview was conducted in the following two sections:
1. Coding Test on their platform
2. Telephonic Interview (Google docs)
Couldn't make it through the second round.
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Question 1
Related to data structure and algorithms mostly. One question of array and second question related to BST
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2019
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In my Google interview they immediately assigned me to a recruiter whose job it appeared to be to support candidates leading up to technical interviews. I received two technical interviews both by phone. It was very drawn out because of the holidays.
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Question 1
The exact details of the questions evade me right now. I tried to apply dynamic programming where it wasn't necessary.