I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google Cloud (Toronto, ON) in Sept 2024
Interview
OA, interview, BQ, do some leetcode stuff, and interview with person, ask some stuff in the CV, and ask me some knowledge about system and networking and machine learning. And the question he asked in my CV is very detailed.
Hard LeetCode-style interviews (often seen at top tech companies) are, by design, exceptionally difficult, focusing on niche algorithms, complex data structures, or "have-you-seen-it-before" problems within a short, high-pressure timeframe. Many developers, even senior ones, struggle with these, often viewing them as flawed, high-pressure "theater" rather than a reflection of day-to-day engineering skill.
I had 3 interview rounds and all of them were leetcode medium-hard style including behavioral questions. Overall process was slow and took around 2 months. Interviewers were nice and helpful.
The interview process was quite a lengthy and challenging experience, with several rounds of interviews over an extended period of time. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive an offer from Google Cloud.
