Technical Lead Manager (TLM) Interview Experience - Kirkland, Washington
August 1, 2016
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Very tough. Five interviews, a mix of coding questions, class design, system design, out-of-the-box thinking with RNGs, and a leadership interview at the very end.
The interviewers were nice and would give hints here and there, but the intensity of the process cannot be mistaken.
Questions
MapReduce and Applications
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google Technical Lead Manager (TLM) role in Kirkland, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Google's interview process for their Technical Lead Manager (TLM) roles in Kirkland, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Google's Technical Lead Manager (TLM) interview process in Kirkland, Washington.
Google Work Experiences
4.0
Great Perks, Top-down Culture
Technical Lead Manager (TLM) • Current Employee
California City, California, United States
February 15, 2024
Pros: Free shuttle, free meals, gBike, gym, trainings, etc.
Cons: Culture kind of top-down in some PA.
3.0
Unrecognizable from just a decade ago
Technical Lead Manager (TLM) • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 6, 2024
Pros: - Impressive senior technical talent
- Impressive (if aging) tech stack
- Solving problems at immense scale
Cons: - The tech stack is both a blessing and a curse. It is aging and insanely complex, and it shows.
- Some things are empowering, others are crippling.
- The culture is largely destroyed and it has become a massive bureaucracy with tiny pockets of the tech meritocracy it once was.
- They are completely lost from a product management perspective.
5.0
Very good employer
Technical Lead Manager (TLM) • Former Employee
Zürich, Switzerland
August 16, 2021
Pros: + Good infrastructure for software development
+ Nice benefits (food, meals, gym, ...)
+ Interesting projects with a global impact
+ Good peers
Cons: - Many parts became relatively corporate.
- Remote offices need to adjust their work hours to US timezones.
- Relatively Mountain View centric.
- 4.0Great Perks, Top-down CultureTechnical Lead Manager (TLM) • Current EmployeeCalifornia City, California, United StatesFebruary 15, 2024Pros: Free shuttle, free meals, gBike, gym, trainings, etc.Cons: Culture kind of top-down in some PA.
- 3.0Unrecognizable from just a decade agoTechnical Lead Manager (TLM) • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 6, 2024Pros: - Impressive senior technical talent - Impressive (if aging) tech stack - Solving problems at immense scaleCons: - The tech stack is both a blessing and a curse. It is aging and insanely complex, and it shows. - Some things are empowering, others are crippling. - The culture is largely destroyed and it has become a massive bureaucracy with tiny pockets of the tech meritocracy it once was. - They are completely lost from a product management perspective.
- 5.0Very good employerTechnical Lead Manager (TLM) • Former EmployeeZürich, SwitzerlandAugust 16, 2021Pros: + Good infrastructure for software development + Nice benefits (food, meals, gym, ...) + Interesting projects with a global impact + Good peersCons: - Many parts became relatively corporate. - Remote offices need to adjust their work hours to US timezones. - Relatively Mountain View centric.
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