I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (London, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
Telephone round followed by onsite interview
Top k elements using heap but interview wanted a more efficient solution quick select algorithm.
Interviewer was based in a different office and not friendly. Didn’t provide any examples to the question asked and communication was off. However, it was a good experience and I’ll interview again in the future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and straight to coding questions after that
First there is a technical interview, focused on your programming skills then a cultural one focused on you fitting into their workplace. Overall the interview is of an average difficulty and it is ok to say that you don't know something
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a question regarding a python based matrix
The whole interview process, from application to last interview took almost 3 months, including recruiter screen, techncial (coding) screen (the hardest for me) and the last round with 3 coding and a behaviroral one. All the interviewers where nice. I was told a month later that I had passed.
But I'm stuck in team matching, and there are very few openings. Even if you pass the interviews you're not guaranteed the job, so don't go for this option if you're actively looking for a job, it will crush your soul.
I had 2 interview phases. In the first phase I had 1 online technical interview. In the second phase I had 4 online interviews: 1 soft skill and 3 technical interviews. In order to receive an offer you need to have 4 successful interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly LeetCode problems, so strong data structure and algorithm knowledge is required.
