I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
initial screening with recruiter
initial interview with global interviewer
Although felt I did well, we did not proceed to the next step
recruiter called and informed of the result
no emails were sent
a month later mass google layoffs were announced
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
design notification service for ecommerce app when products go out of stock
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
The interview process was very long, with a lot of waiting between rounds, and many steps from the interview itself all the way to team matching. The recruiter was very helpful and kind, and the people that interviewed me were very smart and genuine.
Welcoming atmosphere, engaging conversation, mutual respect, insightful questions, and a genuine connection fostering enthusiasm about the role and company culture with many benefits across teams and people and organizations given their product scope of work.