Google Software Development Engineer SDE interview questions
Updated May 14, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 22%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 11%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
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Google interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer SDE 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer SDE roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 181 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 Software Development Engineer SDE according to 181 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 4%
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