Google Senior Software Developer interview questions
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2021
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Just ask a few basic questions about programming that you could answer as a recent CS graduate. Did not ask anything at all about the work I had done for the past 20 years.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Taipeh) in Oct 2021
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It was the first found technical interview for Google Taiwan. Candidates who passed the first round will participate in the second round for five more interviews, four technical and one behavioral.
pretty standard Google interview. Coding, Coding, coding. Part of it is also about how close your background is to their work and the projects that they work on on a day to day.