15 min phone screen, Asked basic questions like what year are you in, when will you graduate, what uni u go to etc etc, then asked why u wanna work here
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Apr 2026
Interview
Stage 1 includes one behavioral interview and one technical interview. Stage 2 consists of an in-person interview with two technical rounds, focusing on deeper problem-solving, coding ability, system design concepts, and overall technical expertise.
DSA tree and graph question and then array/hashing. Was able to breeze through array one had slight difficult for tree and graph question but the interviewer provided a crucial hint. All was good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How are you doing today and talk about your projects.
The interview process was 2 technical interview rounds. Each interview is one problem that the interviewer selects from question base. You are expected to code up solution and then answer a follow up from interviewer.
SWE Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3 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 Internship roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Internship according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 38%
Personality test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
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