I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google in Oct 2016
Interview
I got an email from a recruiter of Google and talked to him on phone for 10-15 minutes. He had found me via LinkedIn and was basically looking for a developer. However I told him I am interested in doing a PhD program and asked if they offer anything. He said no but they have PhD internship programs, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the average time complexity of Merge Sort?
HR round after applying, then coding screening round, if passes, then final round which consists of four coding round or three coding and one design round. Problem difficulty medium to hard.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Zúrich) in Mar 2026
Interview
Frist had one roughly 20 to 30 minutes screening call with a recruiter, then had one online 45 minutes technical interview with a Google Site Reliability Engineer. The technical interview covered data structure and algorithm topics.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Dublín, Dublín) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview lasted 45 minutes and was conducted one-on-one. I was required to walk through my thought process before coding and then implement an optimized solution with a focus on time complexity.
