Google Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
Updated May 14, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 22%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 11%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
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Google interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer SDE applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer SDE roles take an average of 79 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 45 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Software Development Engineer SDE according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Background check: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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