Google SWE Intern interview questions
Updated Jun 2, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 23%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 6%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
324 interviews
Google interviews FAQs
- SWE Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for SWE Intern roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 87 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 SWE Intern according to 87 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 1%
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