I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Pittsburgh, PA) in Nov 2018
Interview
Recruiter contacted me from LinkedIn. Then Google took 4 rounds of coding interviews on campus. Each interview was 50 mins long, and the 4 rounds were back to back. 3 rounds were data structures and algorithms. The last round was application design. The recruiter was constantly in touch with me over email and phone. They shared a few links to prepare from.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Structures - Strings, Arrays, 2D matrix
Design - How would you design a ticketing platform.
2 coding rounds (easy leetcode)
1 behavioral round
2 system design + integration round
Coding rounds were much easier than the design and integration rounds, couldn’t find much info online about what does integration round look like, they were indeed tricky. Interviewers would keep on asking design details. Make sure you understand the core components for a system.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
message queue and authorization/authentication knowledge. How would you design xxx? How would you integrate two systems?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru)
Interview
A Google interview typically involves multiple rounds assessing coding skills, system design, problem-solving, and cultural fit, often using data structures, algorithms, and behavioral questions to evaluate technical and collaborative abilities.
5 interviews, 4 coding, 1 googlyness. 1 design interiview. one string problem, one hashmap problem. overall good process, some of the interviewers were nicer than others, really a mixed batch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
with two arrays, one being x coordinate, one being y coordinate, find the closest coordinate to a specific coordinate.