Google 2026 New Grad R1: One Coding Question and Same-Day Pass

Role: Software Engineer, New Grad
Result: Passed R1
Report time: November 2025

The candidate completed R1 at about 1 p.m. and received the pass notification overnight.

They had expected rejection because they completed only one coding question. Commenters repeatedly asked about the question, difficulty, and follow-up, but the candidate did not provide any prompt details.

This report is useful only as timing and process evidence: completing one question did not automatically prevent a pass in this individual case. It does not establish a general Google scoring rule, and no practice question can be linked without the missing prompt.