Technical Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Program Manager roles take an average of 51 days to get hired, when considering 140 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Technical Program Manager according to 140 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 5%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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Multiple rounds over video calls with different people, some of which are Technical Program Managers. There was a total of 4 rounds. When reaching the team matching stage, the hiring was frozen.
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.
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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.