I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
Two Phone Screens, 5 on-site interviews, 1 additional phone interview after on-site. I reviewed a bunch of Life@Google Youtube videos to get a sense of their culture as well as the interview process. Cracking the Technical Interview and Cracking the PM Interview helped me organize my thoughts and practice my responses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you build global system to upgrade software on a fleet of machines?
Good interviewers that ask a lot of questions to gauge your domain knowledge. Do not feel daunted because they just need to know your thought process. Speak more and out loud. Think out loud.
Two process interview. was not clear. first interview with recruiter which thought it will go well. second with Hiring manager which was not clear what was asked or needed. Not sure why went through this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a technical topic to me like I am C-executive
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Amsterdam) in May 2026
Interview
had first interview with recruiter - she was nice. thought that I was the right person for the job. Second interview with manager from the US. was less good. felt like the main reason for the interview was to hire a similar person to the person who was interviewing. we talked at night (for me) and was 30 min over the interview allocated time, but the morning after I got a rejection call.
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