Things are pretty stable. You can work on a lot of different projects.
It's getting pretty boring. You need to switch teams every 2-3 years to keep things interesting. On many teams, they might not have the type of work you're looking for.
April 2021: Recruiter reached out May: Applied for Fall 2021 July: Two back-to-back interviews August: One additional interview September: Passed Hiring Committee, moved to Summer 2022 host matching December: First host match interview, accepted
2 rounds over the phone, 4 rounds on site in Mountain View. The first two rounds were relatively easy (linked list, string manipulation), whereas the onsite questions were harder (graph questions, design an autocomplete feature).
After the recruiter contacted me, I was given a 90-minute coding challenge to be solved within a week. Following that, I was invited for an onsite interview which involved four 45-minute rounds. They were solely interested in knowing about my capabi
April 2021: Recruiter reached out May: Applied for Fall 2021 July: Two back-to-back interviews August: One additional interview September: Passed Hiring Committee, moved to Summer 2022 host matching December: First host match interview, accepted
2 rounds over the phone, 4 rounds on site in Mountain View. The first two rounds were relatively easy (linked list, string manipulation), whereas the onsite questions were harder (graph questions, design an autocomplete feature).
After the recruiter contacted me, I was given a 90-minute coding challenge to be solved within a week. Following that, I was invited for an onsite interview which involved four 45-minute rounds. They were solely interested in knowing about my capabi