Suuuuuper long and stretched out, but that was to be expected from what I’d heard online. Was super excited to get an initial response, then had to spend a few days coordinating over email with the recruiter by filling out forms with info and giving lists of interview items that work for me. Finally got interview scheduled for a week out. Interview itself was straightforward, just a one on one screener over google meets using a shared code editor. (While this technically was Google Docs, it was a special section specific for giving phone code interviews that has syntax highlighting and stuff like a normal code editor) After that didn’t hear a response for two more weeks, until my recruiter told that I had passed the screener and done well, but Google had decided they didn’t want to hire for the role anymore.

The standard interview process involves five key stages: an initial phone screening, a formal interview with the hiring manager, technical or skills assessments, team-based or panel interviews, and a final culture-fit conversation with senior leadership.