Still very good compensation, especially in comparison with other employers in the country. It is possible (but by no means guaranteed) that one can learn a lot from very talented and experienced people.
The culture has completely collapsed in recent years.
The management oscillates between panic and risk aversion, leading to paralysis.
Company policy and disputes between departments have become abhorrent.
The process is pretty well known. It includes an assessment test, followed by a behavioral interview, and then an on-site stage with five interviews. Three of these are technical, one is behavioral, and the last is a lunch with a senior at Google.
Round 1: A recruiter calls you. They will ask a few simple questions, such as "What's faster, Quicksort or Bubblesort?" If you answer enough of these correctly, you proceed to the next round. If you fail here, stop moaning, go away, and improve yours
Friendly staff. Nobody in the working areas. A lot of perks, including dinner. Nice environment. Mostly coding in algorithms and discussions on algorithms. Some mathematical questions and great lunchtime. Trees and hash tables.
The process is pretty well known. It includes an assessment test, followed by a behavioral interview, and then an on-site stage with five interviews. Three of these are technical, one is behavioral, and the last is a lunch with a senior at Google.
Round 1: A recruiter calls you. They will ask a few simple questions, such as "What's faster, Quicksort or Bubblesort?" If you answer enough of these correctly, you proceed to the next round. If you fail here, stop moaning, go away, and improve yours
Friendly staff. Nobody in the working areas. A lot of perks, including dinner. Nice environment. Mostly coding in algorithms and discussions on algorithms. Some mathematical questions and great lunchtime. Trees and hash tables.