I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (San Jose, CA) in Dec 2021
Interview
Lengthy process, helpful recruiter.
Generally good interviewer. Some not well prepared. Kind of unexpected behavioral question. Consists of two coding, two system design, one behavioral. The coding interviews I feel similar to the prep site, the design interviews are quite open and one of that turned into open discussions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The behavioral one asks what you think about DEI, which is atypical.
Coding question was to find a path between two node
a few round of coding interviews, typical leetcode unfortunately the interviewer had an attitude and didn't like me so i didn't get a fair chance a few round of coding interviews, typical leetcode unfortunately the interviewer had an attitude and didn't like me so i didn't get a fair chance
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Google in Dec 2022
Interview
Very very long process. Prep is time-consuming: Leet Coding and Grokking the System Design Interview. Past experience is not valued much beyond the leadership part of the interview. Most interviewers were nice. I liked the team-matching part. Low offer.