A recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn, asking if I was interested in a Software Engineer position at Google Brasil (São Paulo or Belo Horizonte). He scheduled a quick call to explain the process and ask me to talk a bit about my background.

The first phase consisted of just one interview, which was a one-question coding interview with a Google software engineer.

I advanced to the second and final phase, which comprised three interviews:

• Two coding interviews.
• One behavioral interview.

In the behavioral interview, the questions addressed situations I have experienced (good and bad), what I consider important in a work environment, and achievements I am proud of.

The idea is to have a structured answer, more than the content of the answer itself. They highly value if the candidate uses the STAR methodology to respond.

What would you do in a situation where you were assigned a task and had a very short deadline to complete it?

Do you have any examples of such a situation that you have experienced?