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It started with a general introduction, and then I jumped to a verbal question. I had to formalize this into a Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA) problem, provide the approach, and then solve it on a text editor, not an IDE.

Expected to code on a Google Doc. When I expressed my feedback and issues to the recruiter, she was defensive and generally not receptive. That's a culture red flag and indicated that it was not a good fit.

I was referred by a current Google employee for a software engineer position. I then received a snapshot coding challenge involving basic questions on string manipulation. A week later, I received an email for a phone call interview. We used a Goo