I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mumbai) in Aug 2014
Interview
The interview process was very thorough starting from my first round. Don't go by JD, you would need to have deep knowledge of the concepts and much more skills than what is mentioned. I would not say it was very difficult but yes they want the Engineer to have knowledge on a broad spectrum of concepts. Just stick to basics and cover whatever you can.
Round 1. 10 questions on linux, networking and computer hardware
Round 2. Technical round on Networking
Round 3. Technical round on Linux
Round 4. Technical round on Hardware and DC(Data Center)
HTH!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions from Linux - need to have good understanding about it, Power Management in DC, AC/DC Power, Basic Networking stuff - vlan, switching, eigrp, subnetting, Voltage used by Computer disk drives,
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Apr 2018
Interview
Recruiter emailed to discuss interview format and scheduling for two phone interviews. The interviewers then called at their scheduled times, each lasting between 40 minutes, and 65 minutes. Straight open ended questions, very vague, or very specific. Time for questions at the end. Follow up from recruiter several days later.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you download the latest version of the Linux kernel from the command line, in as much detail as possible, without installing it?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Houston, TX)
Interview
The interview was tough. Unexpected question. More about Linux commands and some Networking . Some question were general about the resume . The interviewer was very helpful and understanding
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Santiago) in Jan 2018
Interview
Very informative, nothing too hard... 4 interviews, 2 on phone 2 on site (pre pandemic). Technical meetings were focused on linux, networking and troubleshooting. Nothing too complex. Basics of TCP/IP OSI Model, linux basics and networking