Google·Software Engineer

Google Software Engineer interview experience

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Waterloo, ONPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process was compact but multi-stage.

I had one online assessment first, and then I went through an interview mix that included a round of a technical and behavioral interview, followed by a separate round consisting of two technical interviews. After that, there was a team matching phase, and then I waited for the final decision.

The overall shape felt like the company wanted to quickly check both coding competency and how I thought about collaboration or working style. The final decision came after team matching, which made the end of the process feel a bit like an administrative bridge rather than another big technical

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