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Google
Software Engineer
Google·Posted 4 months ago · Apr 2026

“Pretty easy, just very long. For technical just need to do leetcode, no system design. Interviewers help you if you are stuck. ”

4 rounds4 questions
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Product Manager
Google·Posted 5 months ago · Apr 2026

“The hiring manager provided an overview of the team's structure, mission, and the open PM role. I shared my background and drew relevant connections to the team's focus area. The conversation included a brief informal problem-solving discussion around product success metrics and go-to-market strategy for an open-source developer platform. The call concluded with alignment on next steps, including onsites. ”

4 rounds2 questions
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Product Manager
Google·Posted 5 months ago · Apr 2026

“I had prepared well with product sense, and had a good understanding of how ML algo's work, that instilled a lot of confidence in me. Having a clear structure and a lot of clarification questions helped with articulating my thoughts.”

1 round
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Machine Learning Engineer
Google·Posted 1 month ago · Apr 2026

“Interviewer was very comforting but focus on more Eval part. Prepare eval better along with failover strategy, model choices.”

2 rounds2 questions
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Google
BizOps & Strategy
Google·Posted 1 week ago · Mar 2026

“Very fast paced interview with lots of behavioural and analytical qus. Some interviewers were more intense than others. ”

2 rounds2 questions
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Google
Software Engineer
Google·Posted 1 month ago · Mar 2026

“The process was pretty straight forward. The recruiter gave good guidance and gave a list of concepts to prep from. Pretty generic. ”

3 rounds2 questions
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Google
Software Engineer
Google·Posted 1 month ago · Mar 2026

“The process was pretty straight forward just know how to do leetcode very well. I messed up the intervals question in which i was to merge intervals but build a new list on it which i could not really comprehend ”

3 rounds1 question
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Product Manager
Google·Posted 2 months ago · Mar 2026

“Overall, this was one of the more rigorous interview processes I've been through, but also one of the most organized. The recruiter was transparent about the interview stages, what each round would focus on, and even shared preparation resources ahead of time, which I really appreciated. Their guidance ended up being quite accurate, so I felt I knew what to expect at a high level. What went well was that every interviewer seemed genuinely interested in understanding how I think rather than just looking for the "right" answer. Most of the conversations felt collaborative, and when I explained my assumptions or reasoning, interviewers often engaged with them instead of immediately moving on. I also appreciated that several interviewers shared context about the team, their own work, and how the role contributes to the business, which made the conversations feel more balanced.”

1 round1 question
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BizOps & Strategy
Google·Posted 2 months ago · Mar 2026

“The recruiter was very nice and all the interview went very smoothly. I think I was rejected because some of my answer showed unexperienced.”

1 round2 questions
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