Google is still Google
Google is still Google
Depending on your product area and expertise, Google can be either the professional playground that media (historically) portrays, or it can be the corporate, soul-sucking machine that media (currently) portrays.
Regardless of the atmosphere specific to your product area, compensation is outstanding, and you will have the autonomy to define and own your specific area of focus. Innovation is still encouraged, albeit through a lens of risk management and direct value add.
Work/life balance was essentially non-existent in my product area, and the long hours we put in brought down our calculated hourly by 20%+.
Guidance and direction from top leadership in 2023/2024 feel reactionary and vague.
The company's culture is in a period of transition, and there is a general sense of discontent layered with resignation to the new, heavily corporate direction things are going.
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A Google interview typically involves multiple rounds. These rounds assess coding skills, system design, problem-solving, and cultural fit. They often use data structures, algorithms, and behavioral questions to evaluate technical and collaborative
Application Engineer
5 interviews, 4 coding sessions, and 1 "Googlyness" assessment. 1 design interview. One string problem, one hashmap problem. Overall, a good process. Some interviewers were nicer than others; it was really a mixed batch.
Application Engineer
There were 5 rounds. The first 3 were coding rounds on Data Structures and Algorithms. After that, there were rounds with managers. Initial screening will happen when HR calls you. HR assists and provides materials for interview preparation.
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 22, 2025A Google interview typically involves multiple rounds. These rounds assess coding skills, system design, problem-solving, and cultural fit. They often use data structures, algorithms, and behavioral questions to evaluate technical and collaborative
Application Engineer
United StatesMay 3, 20255 interviews, 4 coding sessions, and 1 "Googlyness" assessment. 1 design interview. One string problem, one hashmap problem. Overall, a good process. Some interviewers were nicer than others; it was really a mixed batch.
Application Engineer
IndiaApril 1, 2024There were 5 rounds. The first 3 were coding rounds on Data Structures and Algorithms. After that, there were rounds with managers. Initial screening will happen when HR calls you. HR assists and provides materials for interview preparation.
