Google Software Engineer (Software Developer II) interview questions
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I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Ciudad de Mexico) in Jun 2026
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La reclutadora con la que tenía asignada la llamada era pesima. Primero, ni siquiera recordo la fecha en la que teniamos asignada la llamada, tuve que recordarselo yo mediante correo despues de estar más de 1 hora esperando su llamada. Una vez que por fin me llamo, note que su nivel de español era muy malo, tanto hablado como para entender (desde que se agendo la llamada el mensaje mencionaba que la primera llamada se llevaría a cabo en español), por lo que apenas entendía lo que le decía, le hacia preguntas y no sabia ni como contestarme, sin duda la peor experiencia que he tenido con un reclutador, más por que tenía a Google en un pedestal. Finalmente una vez que termino la llamada (duro poco menos de 15 minutos), casi al instante me envio el correo que no seguirían con mi candidatura.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Google (Manhattan, KS) in Oct 2025
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3 round interviews with different technical aspects; system design in the first, raw coding with algorithms in the second, and unit testing in the third. They were all very long and exhausting.
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What difficulties did you face in the past in other jobs and how did you solve them?
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Zürich) in Sept 2025
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One preliminary coding interview, then 3 main loop coding rounds and one behavioural. Contained array, DFS, and light design questions with follow ups. Behavioral was almost leaning towards DEI questions.
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Behavioral round contained questions in the sense of "How do you manage dealing with people from different worldviews, backgrounds and prespectives?"