I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Sep 2018
Interview
The recruiter was very friendly and helpful and the first interviewer was cordial and professional. The second phone screen was not very pleasant and the interviewer came across as impatient, arrogant and pedantic. The interview questions were poorly worded and many were trick questions with little hint of what they are really trying to screen for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have to move 100 Petabytes of data from the East Coast to the West Coast, how long will it take.
Good interviewers that ask a lot of questions to gauge your domain knowledge. Do not feel daunted because they just need to know your thought process. Speak more and out loud. Think out loud.
Two process interview. was not clear. first interview with recruiter which thought it will go well. second with Hiring manager which was not clear what was asked or needed. Not sure why went through this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a technical topic to me like I am C-executive
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Amsterdam) in May 2026
Interview
had first interview with recruiter - she was nice. thought that I was the right person for the job. Second interview with manager from the US. was less good. felt like the main reason for the interview was to hire a similar person to the person who was interviewing. we talked at night (for me) and was 30 min over the interview allocated time, but the morning after I got a rejection call.
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