Google·Software Engineer

Google Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United StatesPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I found the technical rounds significantly harder than expected, especially the depth of DSA, and the overall vibe was stressful.

Technical interview (LeetCode-style) — I was thrown off by how deep the DSA questions went; one highlighted problem involved computing the median of two sorted arrays.
Behavioral interview — the behavioral portion felt less intense compared to the technical rounds, but the overall process still carried pressure. Outcome: I didn’t receive an offer, and my takeaway was to practice beyond standard DSA and be prepared for high-depth versions of classic problems.

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