Google

The application was instantly rejected a few days after submission. No email notification was sent, requiring manual checking of the application website. Given it's a large company, it's reasonable to assume they receive a substantial volume of app

Five LeetCode-style questions were presented: * Two easy questions * Two medium questions * One hard question I had to implement and discuss solutions for each on a whiteboard. And yeah, whatever. I don't care.

I applied online. Went through the standard processes. Many stages before getting to a person, but that is more standard now and seems to be how most big companies will cull the initial applicants.