I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google in June 2015
Interview
I was in contact with a recruiter some months ago, before i finish my studies and she gave me -as i asked- time to finish and get prepared for the technical interview. Before i got the chance for this, she left Google and another recruiter contacted me later. We arranged a hangout where she talked to me about internship. I explained that i was now done and then she talked a bit generally about the role. The only technical question was about quicksort, to check if i remember these things. I answered, but i told her i needed some more time to refresh my memory and she said it was ok. She also asked what other projects i'm currently involved with. At the end of our conversation she said she would talk with her manager and contact me again. A few days later she sent me an email that we wouldn't go any further with the process. It was very disappointing as I was getting prepared for this for a month (since I graduated) and i really thought the technical interview was the decision point for moving on or not. Anyway, i believe she was new there and she was just looking to fill in internship positions, as she mentioned a specific project.
The previous recruiter gave me some good points of what i should know:
* Unix/ Linux systems internas (command lines, system calls, filesystems);
* Algorithms and data structures (sorting, lists, trees, hashes, etc best case - worst case/complexity)
* Networking (TCP/IP, OSI stack)
* Unix/ Linux systems administration (basics)
HR round after applying, then coding screening round, if passes, then final round which consists of four coding round or three coding and one design round. Problem difficulty medium to hard.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Zürich) in Mar 2026
Interview
Frist had one roughly 20 to 30 minutes screening call with a recruiter, then had one online 45 minutes technical interview with a Google Site Reliability Engineer. The technical interview covered data structure and algorithm topics.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview lasted 45 minutes and was conducted one-on-one. I was required to walk through my thought process before coding and then implement an optimized solution with a focus on time complexity.