I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Google (Boston, MA) in Jan 2020
Interview
Not that difficult, everyone was nice. I had to do some problem sets for them, so just come prepared. Know what youre doing and have a lot of confidence. The interview process is in multiple stages.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Edmonton, AB) in Feb 2025
Interview
good, just like any other faang interview. asked a lot of technical questions and you were required to do a coding interview for the software engineer option. the software coding interview process was very straightforward but kind of hard, i only got through 2 questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's one of your weaknesses and how do you think you can improve on it?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (San Diego, CA) in Jan 2025
Interview
Phone screen - QA round, was rejected after the QA round so unable to provide more in detail, assume it's the HM round after & team match if you passed the HM round
Multistep interview process with both technical and personal parts. First 2 interviews were mostly technical. 2 interviews had several interviewers at the same time. Feedback was given after each interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a conflict you had with a someone and how it was resolved.
Computer Programmer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 4.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Computer Programmer roles take an average of 67 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Computer Programmer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 17%
Other: 17%
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