Candidates applying for Developer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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It was really nice and the interviewers were all really nice. They asked me 3 technical questions and 1 behavioral Sadly I didnt get the position but It was fun interviewing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode number of islands but use battleships instead of islands
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Raleigh, NC) in Oct 2025
Interview
Applied online. Got a match from an external recruiter. She took like 3 weeks to setup the 45 min screening. Then a week before my screening I get another email saying due to business needs position has been closed. Then I was like ok no problem
Again another recruiter matched instantly and said I have similar role at another team. I got put in a 45 min screening a week later.
A principal dev came and no intro nothing just jumped straight into the google coderpad. We solved like 3 problems in 45 minutes. Easy, Medium Hard. Until the last minute he was still asking questions and followups. I was able to answer most. Then he mentioned oh sorry we never introduced. Then he introduced himself and left.
I got rejected very next day.
TBH felt like a waste of time. Not sure what the expectations are but 4-5 months of hiring period, wasting candidates time, not giving appropriate feedback and who know even if you get hired due to business needs they might lay you off LMAO.
Alumni association reach out. Arranged some time for initial chat, then proceeded to the full loop.
2 coding questions, 1 system design, 1 round of behavioral
Coding questions are relatively straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding questions:
1. Topological sort
2. Binary search of IP addresses