Google Graduate Software Engineer interview questions
Updated 3 Feb 2026
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Graduate Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 42 days.
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Went through the standard processes. Many stages before getting to a person but that is more standard now and seems to be how most big companies will cull the initial applicants.
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Question 1
Can you give an example of a time you made a mistake?
5 leetcode style questions. 2 easy questions. 2 medium questions and 1 hard question. I had to implement and discuss solutions for each on a whiteboard. And yeah whatever I don't care.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you if you did this and yeah why that because yeah and how whyh
Instant rejection a few days after application was submitted. No email notification was sent, need to check the application website manually instead. It's a big company so I would imagine that they receive lots (and I mean lots) of application.