I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Perth, Western Australia) in Mar 2016
Interview
Applied through https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/
Emailed by recruiter to organise a phone interview, unfortunately could only schedule within 1 week of recieving email.
Interview was 45 mins long, was asked 1 long programming question and 1 follow up theory question
Interviewer was helpful where applicable, gave a small amount of advice or help when requested
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
given a list of pairs (parent, child) navigate the list of pairs and fill the supplied data structure:
class Entry{
String data;
Set<Entry> Children
}
EG: { (A,B), (A,C), (A,D), (B,E), (E,F) }
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.