I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process consists of 5 rounds: an initial phone screening with easy to medium DSA questions, followed by 3 technical interviews focusing on medium to hard DSA problems, and a final Googleyness & Leadership round that evaluates behavioral traits, leadership potential, and cultural fit. The process emphasizes coding skills, structured problem-solving, and alignment with Google’s values.
Hackerrank initial screening + 3 DSA interviews (Leetcode medium-hard), no sys design
The second DSA gave me the same question as the first interviewer and I guess I was an honest fool because mentioned this and he switched to a difficult DP problem with a big grin (sorry for being fair I guess)
Did not make it and the feedback was late and very lackluster (also google works through external companies for hiring but handles interviews inhouse, much like Microsoft and others. I rather prefer the Karat interviewers, just outsource fully and let profesionals give real interviews, not memorization games that are easy to cheat)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode problems that you had to memorize and "figure out"
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google (Nāgpur, Maharashtra) in Jul 2024
Interview
IT is a good process with minimum 3 rounds for freshers asking 3 hard to medium questions . it is a one day process for campus hirees and monthly process for off campus .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LLD question on hashmaps regarding phone directory