I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google (London, England) in Apr 2021
Interview
The screening round was a 45 minute interesting question. The interviewer was good and also provided hints. Overall a very positive experience.
I feel that face to face would have been better experience as remote interviews have their own challenges. It took me a while to figure out to switch to google doc rather than the video. Also my unfamiliarity with google meet resulted in wasted 5 mins at the start - did not realise that I had to press a button to start the meeting.
Initial intro call, prep time , prep material provisions,
1 Phone Screening by HR, 3 DSA, 1 HLD and 1 Googliness, Team matching and offer negotiation and offer discussion , offer acceptance
After clearing all the interviews in 2 months, here comes the team match. Where no one ever knows when they gonna get a team match call. Even if you get the TM call next comes the HC again no one knows why they reject.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding questions from Leetcode google tagged but deep dived into it based on the level.
The interview lasted about a day, with 5 different interviewers. For each section, the technical questions took most of the part. They also showed me their office in Toronto, which was nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most difficult problem you solved during your last job?