I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2013
Interview
Worked with a recruiter and then had a technical interview over the phone. The process was scheduled very well and the questions vary based on interviewer. Need to have more than a general understanding of what the job description describes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to design a phone number search tools, what challenges would you face? Explain how you would overcome them.
HR round after applying, then coding screening round, if passes, then final round which consists of four coding round or three coding and one design round. Problem difficulty medium to hard.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Zürich) in Mar 2026
Interview
Frist had one roughly 20 to 30 minutes screening call with a recruiter, then had one online 45 minutes technical interview with a Google Site Reliability Engineer. The technical interview covered data structure and algorithm topics.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview lasted 45 minutes and was conducted one-on-one. I was required to walk through my thought process before coding and then implement an optimized solution with a focus on time complexity.