Very hard interview, super techincal questions
long process
focus on CS fundamentals
Data structures
algorithms
writing clean code
You should choose a language you know really really well inside and out
Most interviewers are nice, but some can be intimidating.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (San Jose, CA) in Sep 2021
Interview
Virtual Onsite,5 back to back.
There are four tech interviews with easy\medium coding problems,( never see any from leetcode, but all are do-able they give me hints when I get stuck ), 45min each; one behavior question for 30 min.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Sep 2020
Interview
Reached out to Google via their own website & submitted a detail letter stating some technical plan, if accepted.
Recruiter reached out, we set a date & then proceeded to first phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What happens when you search google, under the hood.
2. Algorithmically concurrent sorting of a list, explain the technical bits that bring data from browser to server and the result page back in the browser