Google Data Scientist interview questions
Updated May 20, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 25%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 19%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
194 interviews
Google interviews FAQs
- Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 84% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 30 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Data Scientist according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 12%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 2%
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