Basic recruiter call then 1 hour interview with product manager.. It was a basic product design question. It was basic conversation and casual. I got stuck at one calculation, the interview provided hint. Overall, good experience!
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
The scheduling of the interviews took a very very long time. I had to keep pushing the recruiter because I had a competing process that I was looking to close at similar time frames. The product interviews themselves were very focused and friendly which I loved. The tech interview for Google is different from other companies. The interviewer was quite keen to take the interview in a very specific direction and over explained every question - to the extent that he hogged majority of the time
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would business look like in a world with unlimited connectivity
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
First step was a recruiter reaching out, then a phone conversation to feel out my interest.
Then had a scheduled 45 minute phone interview with another Product Manager. He asked product related questions/hyportheticals about building a few products or as a CEO of a company etc.
Then waited a week or so for the feedback. If it goes well, then they setup an on-site interview. They flew me up for an all day interview process (they covered all costs).
You have five 45 minute interviews: Four with Product Managers and One with an Engineer. I had one cancel so I had Four total. In between the interviews, you have lunch on campus with one Product Manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I can't really discuss specific questions, but the most important thing is to make sure you frame all situations through the lens of Product frameworks. I didn't. I defaulted to the way I usually solve problems, but that worked against me as they weight frameworks heavily.