I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Apr 2018
Interview
Phone screen, followed by (weeks later) onsite interview consisting of multiple consecutive face-to-face interviews. SREs can be evaluated on different tracks; for the software-engineer only track, you will be asked to solve computer science problems (which they ask to keep confidential). You should come prepared with questions of your own and to answer more tangential questions, including about anything on your resume.
HR round after applying, then coding screening round, if passes, then final round which consists of four coding round or three coding and one design round. Problem difficulty medium to hard.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Zürich) in Mar 2026
Interview
Frist had one roughly 20 to 30 minutes screening call with a recruiter, then had one online 45 minutes technical interview with a Google Site Reliability Engineer. The technical interview covered data structure and algorithm topics.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview lasted 45 minutes and was conducted one-on-one. I was required to walk through my thought process before coding and then implement an optimized solution with a focus on time complexity.