Google

The recruiter brought me in. I then had five 45-minute, one-on-one sessions with different people, asking different questions. Most required writing code on the whiteboard. I had an HR break in the middle for lunch. It was quite intense, with tough

Was referred by a friend. Had an HR screen over the phone, then a technical screen with one engineer. The process was just as they described: very fair and to the point.

Scheduling the Google CoderPad interview was smooth. The interview itself was challenging yet stimulating. I was told that I was rejected due to the position being closed out, which was pretty weird.