I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Zürich) in Nov 2018
Interview
First a recruiter contacted me with the position. Requested skill level estimates about different subjects such as Network, Linux, Phython ect. Then an HR person had an video conference and had 4-5 questions per subject, verifying my own estimations. After that an online coding test. Invited for onsite interview with 5 different engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about foundemental CS questions. String manipulation, Trees, Graphs and recursion.
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.
