Network Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.8 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 74.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Network Engineer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 4 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 Network Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2015
Interview
it was an initial phone interview with technical questions from 2 engineers. After passing the phone interview process with the two engineers I would go on to a face to face interview process
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (London, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
1 + 4 rounds, (1 + 3) technical + 1 behaviour, one phone call checking and setting up. First one was on basic coding understanding, next 3 round It was on arrays, sliding window and graph problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you have a conflict/strong disagreement with your colleague
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Miami, FL) in May 2025
Interview
The interview process was unique, interesting, and genuinely enjoyable. Each stage provided new challenges and opportunities to learn, making the entire experience both memorable and engaging from start to finish.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google
Interview
It was a recruiter call then got scheduled for a first round interview where I was asked a lot of networking questions, then a basic python question on a google doc.
I did not have enough time for the python question and took longer than I did, so i did not move forward.