UX Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for UX Researcher roles take an average of 77 days to get hired, when considering 37 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 UX Researcher according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
It was one step: 30 minutes interview with UX Researcher From Google. It was concentrated on research methods and techniques. It was somehow nice, but also confusing: before the interview I received a handbook and information how to prepare myself for the interview. Finally interview was totally different and didn't stick to the described process. The UX researcher didn’t introduced herself and did not ask me for the introduction, but started with questions and the whole meeting seemed to be like a “checklist-driven” interview. But questions were interesting and I am happy that I had a chance to talk about my experience with Google researcher. I received very deep feedback one week after the interview, which was very valuable to me and helped me improve and I am sure that I will be better prepared next time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly about uxr process, collaboration with stakeholders and users, research ethic
I had a pleasant time interviewing with everyone but unfortunately their team matching processes is terrible. I got matched to 2 different teams and both times the interviewer did not follow the interview format I was informed about.
Since I already passed all of the technical and behavioral interviews, I was told that the team matching interview would be more of a conversation where I can ask more questions about the team. Instead, both times the interviewer asked me technical questions and had me come up with research study plans on the spot. This is not a problem for most interviews but when you’re explicitly told that you will not have to to that, it creates a poor experience
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Aug 2025
Interview
Tenho 12 anos de experiência, entrevista bem difícil, muitos testes e perguntas técnicas. Experiência em código não era mencionada, mas acabou sendo necessária para passar, pois Phyton é algo esperado lá dentro pelo menos em um nível básico de conhecimento.
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Question 1
Descreva como você usaria Python para analisar dados de uma pesquisa de usabilidade e extrair KPIs relevantes, como taxa de sucesso, taxa de erro e tempo médio de conclusão.
Hiring assessment - online personality style test, had to complete multiple situation based questions. The amount you get depends on the role, I got ~60. Questions were trying to gauge how you'd manage conflicts in terms of integrity, organization, quality of work, collaboration, etc.
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"Would you chose to do what's right vrs what's easy?"