I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2020
Interview
Standard Google interview question, Each interview will last about 45 minutes and cover one of the following topics. Each interview can the following topic.
Coding interviews
System design interviews
Leadership interviews (management positions only)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leadership. Google looks for a particular type of leadership called “emergent leadership.” You'll typically be working in cross-functional teams at Google, and different team members are expected to step up and lead at different times in the lifecycle of a project when their skills are needed.
Googleyness (i.e. culture fit). The company wants to make sure Google is the right environment for you. Your interviewer will check whether you naturally exhibit the company's values including: being comfortable with ambiguity, having a bias to action, and a collaborative nature.
I was invited in and asked questions. A lot of back and forth. Very nice people. I think my answers weren't exactly what they were looking for. They seemed to have specific answers in mind.
Started with a technical screening, then a behavior call, then an online coding interview where they watched as you coded and you had to talk through the problem. After passing they, flew onsite for 6 interviews in the same day of whiteboard coding problems.