I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Google Interview Process has 3 main steps. Recruiter screening, phone screening and final interview with 5 people which has got specific sessions on Product Design/Improvement, Execution, Analytical (metrics, competitive analysis etc), Strategy and Googleyness and Leadership and for specific products, technical sessions with an Engineer and PM. I believe interview experience depends on the communication and interview skills of the people interview you. Some are not clear and questions can be quite vague and some are clear and ask clever questions that will push you to brainstorm and come up with answers. At the end of the interview, you need to get hire recommendation from all interviewers. Even if you rock 4 of them, 1 "no hire" would likely to result in "no hire" decision.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me key metrics for an API in a cloud.
Questions asked twice once if API is used by a consumer, then if it's used by a business
The process was straightforward and moved quickly. After applying online, a recruiter reached out within a few days for a brief phone screen. That was followed by two video interviews, one with the hiring manager and one with a panel of team members focused on project planning and stakeholder communication. The whole thing wrapped up in about two weeks, and the team was responsive and clear about next steps throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I walked through a specific project where a key vendor delivery slipped. I explained how I flagged the risk early in our weekly status review, reset expectations with stakeholders, re-sequenced dependent tasks, and brought the timeline back within an acceptable range by negotiating a partial early delivery.
standard 1st round digital interview, they are asking about your experience, background, some behavioural questions and technical questions. and they also share a bit more about the role, culture and expectation
Very self-driven, first of multiple rounds, where I had to take the initiative to arrive at the problem, constraints, approach, solutions, tradeoffs and reasoning behind it in a matter of 30 minutes.