Multiple interviews are conducted with high-level people, including VPs, directors, and principal and distinguished engineers.
Some interviews ask situational questions about how to solve a particular problem.
Others ask questions about past experience, implying you can only get the job if you already have it.
Tell me about a time when you had to bring a large technology shift into an engineering organization.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google Principal Engineer role in France.
Google's interview process for their Principal Engineer roles in France is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Google's Principal Engineer interview process in France.