I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Aug 2021
Interview
Overall the process is thought provoking but I think Google is too obdurate in the mindset for the interviews. What I particularly don't like is how Google is so wishy-washy (or maybe my recruiter was) in passing on actionable feedback after the interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
These are generic product questions - new products, product improvement, product expansion etc.
Very self-driven, first of multiple rounds, where I had to take the initiative to arrive at the problem, constraints, approach, solutions, tradeoffs and reasoning behind it in a matter of 30 minutes.
You would have to do a hiring assessment first, then a recruiter screening follows. First round interview with the hiring manager. Majorly product sense and product improvement. The questions were not direct though.
Overall a lot of steps to the interview process. Talked to different people and had opportunities to ask questions. Many different stages which made it a lengthy process overall. Wasn't too bad.
