I applied through a recruiter. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at Google (Dublin, Dublin) in Jul 2015
Interview
Few rounds interview. Couple phone interview with basic Linux/networking/code/algorithms questions. Details for different Linux aspects, background discuss. Algorithms complexity, code quiz. Next code interview at hangout. Ugly call quality at hangout. Interviewer switch on headphone only at the end of interview process. I didn't hear him almost, noted but ignored.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does fork() work?
code
Remove chars at first string from second string.
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.
