I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2010
Interview
I was referred by a friend. I first talked to a recruiter who asked me about my background, how much I time I spent writing code, etc.
I then had a technical phone interview in which the interviewer asked me why one should have virtual destructors. I eventually fumbled through it (but could have done better had I studied my Effective C++ book!).
After that I had to write a program that drew a horizontal line in a 2D raster, given that the raster was a bit array.
The interviewer was very nice, one interviewer didn't show up so I rescheduled it. When I didn't come up with the best solution, the interveiwer was very patient and give me hint as many as possible
1 screening round + 3 onsite round
All rounds were focused on DSA that included topics like strings, linked list, heap and dynamic programming. Screening round had 2 questions on qualifying which I was eligible for onsite and Googliness rounds. The whole process took nearlying 2.5 months
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Apr 2026
Interview
Very competitive process which requires hard work and good preparation. DSA questions and real life problems divided into 4-5 rounds of interview including HR, Technical, Hiring manager rounds. Onsite interviews are going on