I applied online, and the process took nearly 2.5 months. I received an email from the technical recruiter after a month and a half to schedule a phone interview to discuss the job role. A week later, they scheduled a technical phone interview, mentioning it would follow the standard Google interview procedure: purely coding on a Google Doc.

In the technical phone interview (45 minutes), they asked a simple question using a matrix. I tried to gather all the input the interviewer was expecting me to obtain and implement. However, the interviewer seemed in a hurry and didn't even bother to provide proper inputs. I completed the coding within 25 minutes, including all boundary conditions. The interviewer stated that the solution was perfect and appeared impressed.

Unfortunately, a couple of days later, I received a rejection. I thoroughly followed up with the recruiter for feedback on my assessment. The recruiter mentioned they could not provide feedback, stating they were looking for a candidate with more technical knowledge.

Ultimately, it seems the interview was conducted merely for the record, as I believe they already had a preferred candidate with a strong internal reference.

Signed NDA