I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Jul 2015
Interview
Recruiter brought applicant through the many interview stages.
-Recruiter also performs initial screen. (high level / easy questions)
-2nd round: technical/coding interview & PM interview: two other interviewers, both were via phone.
-coding interview: easy interview question, typical of example code interview questions in the coding interview book, careercup.com or other.
-PM interview standard questions as well: I don't remember specific questions, but there are questions about how to incentivize people across the company, without being personally involved.
cons:
No feedback given.
Inconsistent statements about hiring for a job vs hiring a candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I see X on your resume. How would you describe that to someone just starting out?
(for me, X was Arduino)
Two process interview. was not clear. first interview with recruiter which thought it will go well. second with Hiring manager which was not clear what was asked or needed. Not sure why went through this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a technical topic to me like I am C-executive
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Amsterdam) in May 2026
Interview
had first interview with recruiter - she was nice. thought that I was the right person for the job. Second interview with manager from the US. was less good. felt like the main reason for the interview was to hire a similar person to the person who was interviewing. we talked at night (for me) and was 30 min over the interview allocated time, but the morning after I got a rejection call.
I did 3 rounds of interview as part of the loop. 4th interview got postponed and eventually they decide not proceed with my application. The interviewers were from West Virginia and London. They were great and I enjoyed the interviews. Just disappointed that I couldn’t land the role.
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