Software Engineer interview at Google: long formal loop

Google·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
Hard

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 medium-hard coding problems and scenario questions made it difficult. I did not receive an offer. The systematic structure was clear, but the long waits around matching and final steps were exhausting.

Location: Zürich. Overall feedback: neutral. Offer status: no offer.

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Company
Google
Role
Software Engineer
Difficulty
Hard
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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