I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Sunnyvale, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
Initial contact from the recruiter, sets up a time for a phone discussion. Was cordial and amiable. Sets up a time for the phone technical interview with the help of a scheduler. All downhill from then on. The technical interviewer does not show up at the specified date/time. Got rescheduled to a later date/time few weeks out. And that interview was a total nightmare. It was far from being positive. The interviewer lacked basic professional etiquette, was condescending, rude and arrogant in his communication, and came across as a bully. He appeared to be not interested at all in conducting the interview, his style of questioning and his interviewing skills was subpar. His attitude, coupled with the technical and logistical problems(ineffective and poor phone lines etc) turned out to be a total disaster. I lost interest in the opportunity within 10 minutes of the technical interview. No interest in google anymore. Never interviewing there again.
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Other Applications Engineer Interview Reviews for Google
2 coding rounds (easy leetcode)
1 behavioral round
2 system design + integration round
Coding rounds were much easier than the design and integration rounds, couldn’t find much info online about what does integration round look like, they were indeed tricky. Interviewers would keep on asking design details. Make sure you understand the core components for a system.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
message queue and authorization/authentication knowledge. How would you design xxx? How would you integrate two systems?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru)
Interview
A Google interview typically involves multiple rounds assessing coding skills, system design, problem-solving, and cultural fit, often using data structures, algorithms, and behavioral questions to evaluate technical and collaborative abilities.
5 interviews, 4 coding, 1 googlyness. 1 design interiview. one string problem, one hashmap problem. overall good process, some of the interviewers were nicer than others, really a mixed batch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
with two arrays, one being x coordinate, one being y coordinate, find the closest coordinate to a specific coordinate.
