SWE 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 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SWE Intern roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a SWE Intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
Application submitted through direct consideration. OA taken in the next two weeks. Two back to back technical interviews. First 5 mins intro, 30 mins of technical w/ follow ups, 10 mins for discussion/asking questions.
Standard interview process: coding challenge, the code question, system design. Interviewers were pretty standard. I enjoyed the process. Nothing too crazy or stood out. Not too different from your typical big tech interviews at Meta or Amazon
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. What's your favorite project?
Standard tech interview, 45 min round; 10 mins of basic intro and tell me about yourself, basic resume questions, then technical LC; then some time at the end for questions.