I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jun 2010
Interview
Got a Linkedin message from a recruiter that followed with one phone interview.
Then got invited to an interview on site.
Was interview by 5-6 engineers about various subjects matching the rating I gave in an e-mail from HR.
Interview was very long and exhausting, each engineer has different demands and you kind of have to figure them out and work them, didnt work for me!
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?