I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Nov 2017
Interview
2 Technical interviews back to back. First asks about a basic string reverse question, and a dynamic programming problem. Second interview is focus on a design problem. The overall interview questions are not too difficult. The only way to prepare it is to practice.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Tokio) in Mar 2018
Interview
Applied on 16th Feb, got an invitation for Coding Challenge on 28th Feb. The online Quiz took place on 13th March. There were two problems (1 easy, other medium level) to be solved within two 2 hours. I passed all the test cases in one submission for each question. Still, did not get an interview call. Baffled!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One was about number combinations while other was a graph problem.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google in Feb 2018
Interview
Applied online, and then had a phone interview. Took a long time from initial time of application to receiving a reply via email, after which point the process went smoothly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement efficient autocompletion for keyword search.