I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Google (Atlanta, GA) in Jun 2014
Interview
The interviewers were really nice through the process. First was an initial survey describe your skill level with different technologies after I had two technical interviews. The interview questions were related to system administration, system support, and software engineering.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was a while back so I cannot remember any of the questions but there was a focus on networking, java, and linux/unix.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Sep 2016
Interview
Contacted me after finding my resume online. Typical interview for a tech company. The first call were some basic screening type questions. The second interview went more in depth. The questions weren't very difficult but the interviewer didn't seem to understand the material enough to judge my answers. Anything I would answer off script seem to throw him off. Gave up about half way through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me the difference between a hard and soft link in Linux
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Jul 2016
Interview
I got a phone call from a Google hiring employee. In this call, I sad I would like to take part in the hiring process. After that, she sended me an email with the job description and a little self-evaulation test.