Network Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Network Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 31 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 Network Engineer according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 12%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in May 2015
Interview
1st interview: ask you questions about what you think about basic things. Pretty much seemed like a phone screening to make sure you're nota crazy person.
2nd interview: technical questions about Networking
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
(1) due to financial constraints, must use different switch/router vendors. How do you manage all the different languages you use between vendor x and vendor y?
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (London, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
1 + 4 rounds, (1 + 3) technical + 1 behaviour, one phone call checking and setting up. First one was on basic coding understanding, next 3 round It was on arrays, sliding window and graph problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you have a conflict/strong disagreement with your colleague
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Miami, FL) in May 2025
Interview
The interview process was unique, interesting, and genuinely enjoyable. Each stage provided new challenges and opportunities to learn, making the entire experience both memorable and engaging from start to finish.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google
Interview
It was a recruiter call then got scheduled for a first round interview where I was asked a lot of networking questions, then a basic python question on a google doc.
I did not have enough time for the python question and took longer than I did, so i did not move forward.