I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Oct 2021
Interview
Pros: Recruiters were very supportive and efficient. They really want you to succeed.
Cons: The interviewers aren't really interested in you as a person, just how you answer the questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What process would you use to design an alarm clock for a blind person?
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.
You would have to do a hiring assessment first, then a recruiter screening follows. First round interview with the hiring manager. Majorly product sense and product improvement. The questions were not direct though.
Overall a lot of steps to the interview process. Talked to different people and had opportunities to ask questions. Many different stages which made it a lengthy process overall. Wasn't too bad.
