Software Engineer interview at Google: long formal loop

GoogleSoftware Engineer · Jul 2026

The process took roughly one to two months, then extended further through team matching. It began with CV screening and a technical coding phone interview, followed by an onsite loop with several 45-minute coding interviews, architecture discussions, and Googliness questions. After the interviews came a formal hiring-committee stage and team matching, with a proposal only if a team aligned. The m…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.