Sr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 249 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 Sr. Software Engineer according to 249 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Calabasas, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
The technical part of the interview process was very easy to get through. Would recommend studying 12-24 hours ahead of the technical, just to cover all your bases. Seemed more like a conversation honestly.
it was really o recruter was fine i got referal the questioon wasn't hard but i was super nervous and i failed miserbly despite not being a very hard question and it sucks
First they will call you, and ask about your background ,personalty etc. And some questions about your backgrounds, almost going through your CV. They are so quick and highly professional.
On site interview, 2 coding, 2 design interview, 1 HR interview. Coding interviews went very smoothly, while design interviews were very hard. It would be better to prepare more for the design rounds for this role.