I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru) in Apr 2022
Interview
I was approached by a recruiter for an open position in the Google Cloud Team. The interview process had 4 rounds of 45 minutes each: 3 Coding Interviews, and 1 Googliness Interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Round 1 (Problem Solving): Given two list of strings, find the set of strings from the 2nd list which are a trans-addition of strings from the 1st list.
Round 2 (Problem Solving): Given a matrix of size N x M, find the number of paths to go from the bottom left to the bottom right corner of the matrix. You can only move in three directions: diagonally upward right, right, and diagonally downward right.
Round 3 (Problem Solving): Given an Android app with a list of APKs and the Android version it supports, partition all the android versions based on the unique set of APKs.
Round 4 (Googliness): A cultural fitment with basic behavioural questions based on your work expectations, leadership abilities, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Ciudad de México) in Jun 2026
Interview
La reclutadora con la que tenía asignada la llamada era pesima. Primero, ni siquiera recordo la fecha en la que teniamos asignada la llamada, tuve que recordarselo yo mediante correo despues de estar más de 1 hora esperando su llamada. Una vez que por fin me llamo, note que su nivel de español era muy malo, tanto hablado como para entender (desde que se agendo la llamada el mensaje mencionaba que la primera llamada se llevaría a cabo en español), por lo que apenas entendía lo que le decía, le hacia preguntas y no sabia ni como contestarme, sin duda la peor experiencia que he tenido con un reclutador, más por que tenía a Google en un pedestal. Finalmente una vez que termino la llamada (duro poco menos de 15 minutos), casi al instante me envio el correo que no seguirían con mi candidatura.
First there is a technical interview, focused on your programming skills then a cultural one focused on you fitting into their workplace. Overall the interview is of an average difficulty and it is ok to say that you don't know something
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a question regarding a python based matrix
The whole interview process, from application to last interview took almost 3 months, including recruiter screen, techncial (coding) screen (the hardest for me) and the last round with 3 coding and a behaviroral one. All the interviewers where nice. I was told a month later that I had passed.
But I'm stuck in team matching, and there are very few openings. Even if you pass the interviews you're not guaranteed the job, so don't go for this option if you're actively looking for a job, it will crush your soul.