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Applied online and through the company website. A recruiter/sourcer reached out via email. The recruiter/sourcer was courteous and professional. However, the hiring manager/team had already filled the position with another candidate who was in the

Very long process. Prep is time-consuming: LeetCoding and Grokking the System Design Interview. Past experience is not valued much beyond the leadership part of the interview. Most interviewers were nice. I liked the team-matching part. Low offe

An engaged recruiter set up what became five interviews: * Two coding and algorithms * Two systems design * One "Googleyness" and Leadership The first coding interview went well. For the next interview (systems design), the interviewer ghost