The interview process at Google is lengthy because they want to ensure they are getting a good recruit. I was contacted by a Google recruiter, then given an online timed assignment. After I completed the assignment, a phone interview was scheduled, followed by a second phone interview. After both phone interviews, I had an onsite interview at their headquarters. This consisted of five 45-minute interviews. Some of the interviewers did not seem happy to be there; for instance, they never introduced themselves at the beginning of the interview and seemed unwilling to help work through problems if I got stuck.

Most questions covered algorithms and data structures.