SWE STEP Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SWE STEP Intern roles take an average of 60 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 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a SWE STEP Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 40%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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Technical interview on call with current software engineers. Two questions. One software engineer guides you and asks you questions. Before the interview, you are assigned a point of contact for all your questions and concerns.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Sydney) in Apr 2025
Interview
pretty good asked a easy leetcode, brute force then more optimised. prepare for questions at the end of the interview, they usually interviewer match based on your projects. explain thoughts, code on google docs
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Question 1
asked easy-medium leetcode something about a calender/youtube like streamign service
2 coding problems that were done on google docs. Able to choose from a number of languages.Each problem had a time-frame of around 30-45 mins and interviewer would watch your implementation, questioning your logic and problem-solving skills