The free food is good and better than what you have heard. It really rocks and I will really miss it.
Also, the co-workers I met were some of the brightest people (in software) around. It was a charm to actually work and see what good coding is really all about.
And it's not just a few stars – there are actually people who are really good and work together. The team as a whole contributes a lot towards the success of a product.
Further, the software infrastructure is the best among all the places I have seen, and I have seen better ones.
It's very easy to get used to the perks. If you join right after graduation, it can keep you stuck in college.
This may not be the best thing in terms of future career development. You get used to the good stuff and complain for more, and it can get very difficult to move on.
I think the worst part is having a really good infrastructure to work with stunts your hacking skills, which may not be a very good thing in general.
I would advise working outside Google for a few years and then coming back to really enjoy life :-P
Keep doing the good stuff, and beware as soon as employees start asking for more.
First, an online assessment, then the HR call, then several rounds of technical interview (you need to solve data structure/algorithm problems), and finally a manager interview (mostly behavioral questions).
LeetCode basically doesn't care about experience or brains. LeetCode is kinda weird, though. But what can you expect from FAANG besides that? Just save your time and energy and apply to a real software company.
The first round was behavioral, focusing on STAR method-type questions. They mostly asked about being a team player and having a positive attitude. This was followed by three LeetCode rounds. Two medium and one medium-hard question were asked durin
First, an online assessment, then the HR call, then several rounds of technical interview (you need to solve data structure/algorithm problems), and finally a manager interview (mostly behavioral questions).
LeetCode basically doesn't care about experience or brains. LeetCode is kinda weird, though. But what can you expect from FAANG besides that? Just save your time and energy and apply to a real software company.
The first round was behavioral, focusing on STAR method-type questions. They mostly asked about being a team player and having a positive attitude. This was followed by three LeetCode rounds. Two medium and one medium-hard question were asked durin