I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Sydney)
Interview
Three 45 minute phone interviews. Each interview with a different software engineer and one warmup question and one difficult question. Questions were completed on a Google Doc. Candidates can ask engineers questions about Google after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Increment a number inside a string.
Implement Conway's Game of Life.
Find the largest substring of a string that occurs more than once (occurrences can be overlapping - ie f("Banana") = "ana")
I was asked network questions and linux questions. Basics CLI commands and more elaborated ones here I was asked to explain the processus of thoughts. Asked also about school experiences
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the name of the command to see the processus running in background
I didn’t get an interview because my resume must not be a fit. I also don’t grind leetcode so idk. I hope in the future I will be a SWE FANG hype beast
The interview process involves long, complex processes and extensive candidate analysis, with plentiful of interviews, screening rounds, and evaluations. Although it was very organization and able to know the status, the entire process was quite extensive, looking for the right person.