I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Hiring process is too slow. There were 1-2 phone screens, an on-site, then evaluation by a committee, then if you’re approved, you shop around for a hiring manager you want to work for and then they put an offer package together which still has to be approved by yet another committee.
In general, I spoke with several interviewers who highlighted that Google takes it’s time when developing products and likes to move slowly. I came out of this process feeling that Google was more bureaucratic than fast moving.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How would you estimate the market size of X opportunity?
Very self-driven, first of multiple rounds, where I had to take the initiative to arrive at the problem, constraints, approach, solutions, tradeoffs and reasoning behind it in a matter of 30 minutes.
You would have to do a hiring assessment first, then a recruiter screening follows. First round interview with the hiring manager. Majorly product sense and product improvement. The questions were not direct though.
Overall a lot of steps to the interview process. Talked to different people and had opportunities to ask questions. Many different stages which made it a lengthy process overall. Wasn't too bad.