La procedura ha richiesto un giorno. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Google (Mountain View, CA) nel mese di dic 2009
Colloquio
My recruiter was very friendly. She was a little slow to respond to emails, but it wasn't too bad.
The technical interviews were fairly easy.
After the technical interview, there were project interviews. These were just to determine whether or not I would be interested in a given project; it was for my benefit more than theirs.
I ended up turning down their offer the first year to take an opportunity programming for public health in Cambodia, but they told me that I could go with them the following year without having to repeat the technical interview.
The next year, my recruiter connected me with a project in Google.org that I accepted.
Domande di colloquio [5]
Domanda 1
"Please define these random Object Oriented Programming terms"
Write this function (on a Google doc):
/*How many ways can you make change given the following denominations? ie, if numCentsToMake is 6 and denominations is [25, 10, 5, 1], then it should return 2: either a nickel and a penny or 6 pennies.*/
int numWaysToMakeChange(int numCentsToMake, int[] denominations)
you have a sorted array of real numbers drawn from the uniform distribution between 0 and 1. How can you quickly find a number in it?
This was the last question. They had me implement it on my own and send it back to them.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Google (Mountain View, CA)
Colloquio
OA with three questions to solve. Each problem was a leetcode medium or hard question. I was given I think about two hours for the three questions. The site automatically locked after the given time.
The overall process was challenging but well-structured, taking a few weeks from start to finish. It began with an initial recruiter screening to discuss timeline and background. This was followed by rigorous technical interviews focusing heavily on Data Structures, Algorithms, and problem-solving (expect LeetCode Medium/Hard level questions).
After passing the technical rounds, I moved into the Team Matching phase. This involved a behavioral and technical discussion with the actual Hiring Manager to see if my past projects (C++, hardware, system architecture) aligned with the team's needs. Once the manager gave the green light, the file went to the global compensation committee. The final step before the official written offer was an automated ID verification process (via Veriff) to confirm my legal name for the contract. The recruiting team was great, but be prepared for the final administrative steps to take a bit of patience!
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Walk me through the architecture of the most complex system you have built. What were the biggest performance bottlenecks and how did you solve them?
The first step was OA, then two 45-minute technical rounds with engineers. These rounds had one coding question + multiple follow-ups. There was some time left at the end for questions.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
One question tested my knowledge of recursion, hashmaps, and backtracking.
