Google Senior Software Developer interview questions
Updated 28 May 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 32%RecruiterRecruiter
- 17%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 3%In personIn person
- 2%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
356 interviews
Google interviews FAQs
- Senior Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Senior Software Developer roles take an average of 48 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 43 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Senior Software Developer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 27%
Presentation: 18%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
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