Google·Software Engineer

Google Software Engineer interview experience

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New York, NYPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My journey started with an OA plus interviews, and it ended up taking more effort than I expected because I also had to go to a physical office for an onboarding-style interview.

The technical part leaned heavily into coding practice, and I had to write out my solution on a whiteboard, not just in a laptop or IDE. That board-based format made everything feel more formal, and it pushed me to be precise about the actual steps.

Across the other rounds, the process felt structured and challenging, with multiple conversations focused on data structures and algorithms, plus system design and behavioral questions. I remember being able to explain my thought process and approach, and the interviewers stayed professional, but the overall difficulty didn’t let me relax.

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