Google SDE-intern interview questions
Updated 29 May 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 35%Applied onlineApplied online
- 16%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 3%OtherOther
- 2%In personIn person
- 2%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
99 interviews
Google interviews FAQs
- SDE-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 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for SDE-intern roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 79 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 SDE-intern according to 79 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 23%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Other: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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