By company
Software engineering interviews. More companies and roles coming soon.
- GoogleSoftware engineeringHow Google's software engineer interviews work, what interviewers score you on, and a 4-week prep plan with original practice questions. Free, no sign-up.8 min readStart prep
- AmazonSoftware engineeringHow Amazon's software development engineer interviews work, from the online assessment to the Bar Raiser, plus the 16 Leadership Principles, STAR answers and original practice questions. Free, no sign-up.8 min readStart prep
- MicrosoftSoftware engineeringHow Microsoft's software engineer interviews work: the hiring steps, what the 45-minute technical rounds expect, system design topics, growth mindset questions, and original practice questions with solutions. Free, no sign-up.7 min readStart prep
- MetaSoftware engineeringHow Meta's software engineer interviews work: the tech screen, the full loop (coding, design, behavioral), the new AI-assisted coding round, and original practice questions with solutions. Free, no sign-up.7 min readStart prep
Compare at a glance
From each company's own hiring pages. Open a guide for the details and sources.
- Google
- Rounds
- Screen + loop (varies by level)
- Round length
- Varies
- Decision / timeline
- Varies
- What's distinctive
- Structured rubric; in-person round returned in 2025
- Amazon
- Rounds
- OA + phone screen + 4 to 6 loop interviews
- Round length
- 45 to 60 min
- Decision / timeline
- ~5 business days after loop
- What's distinctive
- Bar Raiser; 16 Leadership Principles
- Microsoft
- Rounds
- 2 to 4 conversations
- Round length
- Up to 1 hour (technical ~45 min)
- Decision / timeline
- Varies
- What's distinctive
- Growth mindset; runnable code, no pseudocode
- Meta
- Rounds
- Screen + full loop (coding, design, behavioural)
- Round length
- ~45 min
- Decision / timeline
- About 2 to 3 months
- What's distinctive
- AI-assisted coding round
How the process works
Each stage, from application to decision, based on what the company itself publishes.
Practice with solutions
Original coding and design questions with hints you reveal one at a time.
Behavioural answers
The STAR method, example answers and scenarios to practise judgement.
Nokku.ai isn't affiliated with the companies covered. Guides describe their publicly documented hiring processes; practice questions are original.