Lots of activities and plenty of time for training courses. Personal calls, printing, etc., were allowed. They even let me borrow an Ethernet cable when I arrived without one.
"Tech Talks" offered a chance to ask Larry and/or Sergey questions.
I was a Java programmer, not seated near project teammates or other Java programmers, and was on a floor with no cubicle walls.
I relied on headphones for noise control whenever I needed to think deeply (which, as an undergrad intern, was more often than for full-time engineers).
More emphasis on placing teammates together. More support is needed in implementing OSS authentication clients, which would eliminate the need for an F/T engineer on many small internal apps. Employees with Asperger's/ADHD need walled cubicles to control distractions.
The interview process included: * Two technical rounds (LeetCode medium-hard). * One research round, focusing on prior projects. * One recruiter screen. After the initial interviews, the process moves to team matching, where candidates meet with va
The early "phone screen" rounds caught me somewhat off guard. Online, I read that I would have around 45 minutes to work on the problem, with the rest of the time dedicated to getting to know the interviewer and so on. In reality, I only had 45 minut
The process took a long time at every step, and communication was lacking throughout. However, the interviews themselves were enjoyable, relatively easy, and everyone was nice. It seems they primarily assess how you handle new problems, so simple me
The interview process included: * Two technical rounds (LeetCode medium-hard). * One research round, focusing on prior projects. * One recruiter screen. After the initial interviews, the process moves to team matching, where candidates meet with va
The early "phone screen" rounds caught me somewhat off guard. Online, I read that I would have around 45 minutes to work on the problem, with the rest of the time dedicated to getting to know the interviewer and so on. In reality, I only had 45 minut
The process took a long time at every step, and communication was lacking throughout. However, the interviews themselves were enjoyable, relatively easy, and everyone was nice. It seems they primarily assess how you handle new problems, so simple me