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Software Engineer (New Grad)

at Google

Google's legendary SWE new grad pipeline with team matching across every Google product.

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Year 1 TC

USD 230k

Acceptance

~2-4% of applicants

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Interview Time

6 weeks

About This Program

Google hires thousands of new grad SWEs annually. After offer, you enter team matching to find your fit across Search, Ads, Cloud, YouTube, Android, or Research. Strong internal mobility.

What You'll Do

Build production code at Google scale (billions of users)
Participate in Google's internal code review culture
Rotate projects within your team as interests evolve
Access Google's internal tools (Borg, BigQuery, TensorFlow)

Eligibility

Degree: Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Preferred Majors: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Math, EE
Year Level: senior, graduate, phd

Visa Sponsorship

H1B Sponsorship

OPT / CPT

Compensation Breakdown

Base Salary

USD 150k-180k

Signing Bonus

USD 50k

Year 1 Total

USD 230k

Return Offer

~90% for interns who perform well

L3 level. RSUs vest 33/33/22/12 over 4 years.

Benefits

Relocation ($10K)
Free meals (3x/day)
On-site gym, massage
Education reimbursement

Interview Process (3 rounds)

1
Resume screen + referral
2
Phone screen (1 coding, 45 min)
3
Virtual onsite (4-5 interviews: 3 coding, 1-2 behavioral)
4
Team matching (post-offer)

Interview Formats

Algorithmic coding (medium-hard LeetCode)Code quality & edge casesGoogleyness behavioral

AI-Powered Prep Tools

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Google SWE Mock Interview

Full technical interview simulation

Prep Resources

bookCracking the Coding Interview by Gayle McDowell

courseLeetCode (Google tagged)

courseNeetCode 150

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