The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in May 2011
Interview
Initially contacted by recruiter via e-mail with job description and whether I was interested in interviewing by phone with the hiring manager. Recruiter seemed a little disorganized, sending e-mails without the proper attachments and providing the wrong time for the phone interview. The actual interview with the hiring manager was not too bad. He first asked questions about my previous work experience. Then, he asked questions about my masters thesis. Next, he started asking questions to test your technical ability. However, since we came from different engineering disciplines he was quite sure about what to ask. Finally, he asked questions to test your reasoning ability.
Two process interview. was not clear. first interview with recruiter which thought it will go well. second with Hiring manager which was not clear what was asked or needed. Not sure why went through this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a technical topic to me like I am C-executive
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Amsterdam) in May 2026
Interview
had first interview with recruiter - she was nice. thought that I was the right person for the job. Second interview with manager from the US. was less good. felt like the main reason for the interview was to hire a similar person to the person who was interviewing. we talked at night (for me) and was 30 min over the interview allocated time, but the morning after I got a rejection call.
I did 3 rounds of interview as part of the loop. 4th interview got postponed and eventually they decide not proceed with my application. The interviewers were from West Virginia and London. They were great and I enjoyed the interviews. Just disappointed that I couldn’t land the role.