The phone interview was quite easy and had a low bar. I did poorly, but I still passed.
There were three coding rounds and one object-oriented design round during the onsite interview. The questions were not difficult at all, but you need to be careful about corner cases. Object-oriented design is really important for this position, I guess, and that's where I failed.
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The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Google Applications Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Google's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Applications Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.