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A 24-question, essay-response theoretical test. The questions were designed to test my ability to take the rules and apply them to situations that weren’t covered in the PDF. The test was relatively difficult.

A straightforward process, exactly what the recruiter described. It involved several technical interviews and some personal interviews. When it wasn't clear if they could hire or reject me, they gave me an additional technical interview.

I applied for a Google SWE position and went through a recruiter call first. The recruiter was very friendly and clear about the process. My phone screen had two coding questions: * One on arrays (two sum variant) * Another on dynamic programming (u