I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Initial phone screen, asking about background and motivation, then schedule 6 rounds of interviews, each focus on different areas. But the role was canceled in the middle of interviews. Not very positive experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to improve air travel experience for passengers
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
initial screening with recruiter
initial interview with global interviewer
Although felt I did well, we did not proceed to the next step
recruiter called and informed of the result
no emails were sent
a month later mass google layoffs were announced
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
design notification service for ecommerce app when products go out of stock