I applied online. The process took 6+ months. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2014
Interview
Applied online and 7 months later received a phone call from recruiter.
Phone screen appointment was setup for the following week.
At phone screen, recruiter first described position then setup a coaching prep appointment.
Recruiter asked questions then attacked my answers with accusations I wasn't a team player and being too excited.
2 weeks later, hiring manager called and yelled the questions at me which I answered
coolly and competently. 1 week later, recruiter feedback was that my answers were all correct but too detailed since this was not an on site interview. Recruiter also laughed at how I answered manager's questions.
Most demeaning and insulting interview of my life.
PS: I caught the hiring manager making a technical mistake about databases.
Based on this incident and their buggy Android platform,
their engineers are NOT superior to Silicon Valley engineers in general.
It is all theater for the stock holders.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many ants can you count living inside an ant hill?
After clearing all the interviews in 2 months, here comes the team match. Where no one ever knows when they gonna get a team match call. Even if you get the TM call next comes the HC again no one knows why they reject.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding questions from Leetcode google tagged but deep dived into it based on the level.
The interview lasted about a day, with 5 different interviewers. For each section, the technical questions took most of the part. They also showed me their office in Toronto, which was nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most difficult problem you solved during your last job?
it was difficult. lengthy dsa questions. design was ok. needs nice preperation. googlyness also needs preperation. it was difficult. lengthy dsa questions. design was ok. needs nice preperation. googlyness also needs preperation.
