I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
Prepping for a Google interview is time well spent. Especially for technical positions. Purchase and study the book "Cracking the Coding Interview" for several weeks prior to interviewing. Practice wipe boarding with your coding skills. Interview questions varied from complex to very simple. It is sometimes beneficial to provide a simple short answer and then ask if they would like a more extensive description.
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.
