Applications Engineer Interview Experience - India
December 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
A recruiter reached out based on database records; I hadn't applied to this particular job.
The interview involved two rounds:
- First round: Coding Round (45 mins)
- Second round: Application Design Round (60 mins)
Questions
Coding - Q1: Find a pair of two numbers in an unsorted array whose sum is equal to a given number M.
Application Design - Q1: Describe the architecture of a project on your resume.
Application Design - Q2: Design a TinyURL service.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Google Applications Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in India is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral20%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Applications Engineer interview process in India.
Google Work Experiences
5.0
Application Engineer Intern at Google
Applications Engineer • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
August 29, 2022
Pros: Awesome work culture, awesome team.
Cons: Tech stacks are all internal, so I don't know how much it will help if you are trying to switch.
3.0
Good People, Cool Tech
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
October 22, 2021
Pros: Nice environment. Great people. Cool technologies.
Cons: Wedges are a little depressed.
5.0
Lots of benefits, good WLB
Applications Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
June 23, 2025
Pros: Google provides a lot of benefits to its employees, like free food, gym, swimming pool, sleeping pods, massage, comprehensive health insurance, and 401K.
Work is mostly chill, although you need to have some launches in each 6-monthly perf review and be in the good books of your manager and TL to get a good rating.
Annual bonus, base increment, and stock refresher are tied to your perf rating.
Cons: You need to have two interview rounds if you want to switch to an SWE role.
The company has grown very big now, with 150k+ employees. This has brought with it a lot of bureaucracy and politics. So it would be great if you know how to navigate some of this.
There is this thing called golden handcuffs. You can become very attached to the benefits and work-life balance at the cost of not growing at a pace that you would at a startup.
- 5.0Application Engineer Intern at GoogleApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaAugust 29, 2022Pros: Awesome work culture, awesome team.Cons: Tech stacks are all internal, so I don't know how much it will help if you are trying to switch.
- 3.0Good People, Cool TechApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 22, 2021Pros: Nice environment. Great people. Cool technologies.Cons: Wedges are a little depressed.
- 5.0Lots of benefits, good WLBApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 23, 2025Pros: Google provides a lot of benefits to its employees, like free food, gym, swimming pool, sleeping pods, massage, comprehensive health insurance, and 401K. Work is mostly chill, although you need to have some launches in each 6-monthly perf review and be in the good books of your manager and TL to get a good rating. Annual bonus, base increment, and stock refresher are tied to your perf rating.Cons: You need to have two interview rounds if you want to switch to an SWE role. The company has grown very big now, with 150k+ employees. This has brought with it a lot of bureaucracy and politics. So it would be great if you know how to navigate some of this. There is this thing called golden handcuffs. You can become very attached to the benefits and work-life balance at the cost of not growing at a pace that you would at a startup.
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