Google Staff Software Engineer interview questions
based on 19 ratings - Updated 31 Mar 2026
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Disconnected. Uninterested recruiter. Lack of transparency throughout the process. I passed all interviews and the recruiting team was not able to connect me to any team, months later, asked me to clear some technical interviews again, which I did, and failed to connect me to a team.
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Question 1
- Design a monitoring system
- Traffic related programming questions
- Some others..
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Warsaw, Masovia) in Jan 2025
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Very long process, algos, system design, and meeting with potential manager. Algos and system design are twice. After you pass 2x algos then you move to 2x system design, then meeting with potential manager.
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Question 1
On system design I was asked to design a chosen system according to provided requirements.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2023
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Applied online and through company website. Recruiter/Sourcer reached out via email. Recruiter/Sourcer was courteous and professional. But hiring manager/team has filled the position with other candidate already in the pipeline the same week.