I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
Surprisingly, my interviews were rather simple.
Standard java problem solving questions.
No red-black trees or any such data structures. No probability and no trick questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
data structure questions around graphs and trees but straight forward ones.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Boston, MA) in Jan 2011
Interview
It was just an on-site interview with 2 separate engineers. Both involved coding problems. No real questions about my personal experience or strengths.... The office was amazing and most of the people were really nice. Although, during the interview I was getting condescending vibes from one of the interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine you are creating a program that can handle multiple requests at a time and respond to them as they come. Define run time, classes, and methods.