I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Bukarest, ) in Sep 2023
Interview
The process was long, but generally pleasant. A recruiter contacted me and we had a short call to discuss the position and my availability and experience. We scheduled an interview for three weeks later. On the interview, I waited for the interviewer for 40 minutes and e-mailed one of the coordinators to check what was wrong. They sent me an explanation that the interviewer could not attend, but I had already been waiting for the duration of what was supposed to be the interview. We rescheduled and the interview was held the next week. There was a mixup again, since they had not sent me an invitation for the online meeting. The interviewer was very nice and helpful, although I don't feel like I did too well. We had a brief introduction chat. He posed the question, explained the terms he used, gave me good tips and answered my questions at the end. I received feedback two and a half weeks later, after asking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write an algorithm that checks if a binary tree is balanced, improve it and determine its complexity.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Ciudad de Mexico) in Jun 2026
Interview
La reclutadora con la que tenía asignada la llamada era pesima. Primero, ni siquiera recordo la fecha en la que teniamos asignada la llamada, tuve que recordarselo yo mediante correo despues de estar más de 1 hora esperando su llamada. Una vez que por fin me llamo, note que su nivel de español era muy malo, tanto hablado como para entender (desde que se agendo la llamada el mensaje mencionaba que la primera llamada se llevaría a cabo en español), por lo que apenas entendía lo que le decía, le hacia preguntas y no sabia ni como contestarme, sin duda la peor experiencia que he tenido con un reclutador, más por que tenía a Google en un pedestal. Finalmente una vez que termino la llamada (duro poco menos de 15 minutos), casi al instante me envio el correo que no seguirían con mi candidatura.
First there is a technical interview, focused on your programming skills then a cultural one focused on you fitting into their workplace. Overall the interview is of an average difficulty and it is ok to say that you don't know something
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a question regarding a python based matrix
The whole interview process, from application to last interview took almost 3 months, including recruiter screen, techncial (coding) screen (the hardest for me) and the last round with 3 coding and a behaviroral one. All the interviewers where nice. I was told a month later that I had passed.
But I'm stuck in team matching, and there are very few openings. Even if you pass the interviews you're not guaranteed the job, so don't go for this option if you're actively looking for a job, it will crush your soul.