I applied through university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Austin, TX) in Sept 2015
Interview
Interviewed in-person at my school's campus after about 4 weeks from initial contact. Had 2 back-to-back interviews. Then waited 2 weeks before hearing back.
My interview experience was really defeating and not positive, but from what I hear, Google is notorious for having some really inconsistent interview processes (since it is so large). I know they don't try to make this the case, but that's just how it happens. Best of luck to you if you attempt - it's all about luck with who you interview with. This was my second time applying for this position (the first was similarly not great, but I have some friends whose interviews went really well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two technical questions that were not too difficult
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Bucharest, Bucuresti) in Feb 2026
Interview
I had just the first round and we talked about my experience and the tools that I used and also what other programming languages I was familiar with. And about the schedule
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Google in Sept 2024
Interview
Quattro colloqui tech con foglio condiviso incentrati su codice e algoritmi e un colloquio googleyness su project management e attitudine personale.
Difficoltà media per i colloqui tech. Googleyness abbastanza semplice