Google

Applied online. They skipped the phone interview. The interview on campus was moderately difficult and focused on system design problems. Received an offer in a week. They beat a competing offer from another popular large company.

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

I sent my resume to a few Google employees and heard back from the recruiter the next day. The phone screen was very straightforward, covering basics in computer security, some programming, etc. I then had a day-long interview in Kirkland, consisting