Google Software Engineer New Grad interview questions
Updated May 27, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 16%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 7%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
225 interviews
Google interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer New Grad applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer New Grad roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 203 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 Software Engineer New Grad according to 203 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 15%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
Background check: 1%
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