I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
Two rounds of coding.
https://leetcode.com/problems/russian-doll-envelopes/description/
https://leetcode.com/problems/next-greater-numerically-balanced-number/description/?envType=daily-question&envId=2025-10-24
First the recruiter reached out with google work style assessment, then followed up with asking for my transcripts. Eventually two online remote coding rounds were scheduled where we are asked the standard leetcode questions. We were expected to write the optimized code and explain the approach along with time and space complexity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
https://leetcode.com/problems/russian-doll-envelopes/description/
Standard leetcode problem solved using LIS on heights after sorting by widths.
Did not get an invite for the 2nd interview. I was qualified for the role, but was ghosted for about 6 months before being rejected. But, the application process was nice, and gave me hope!
It was interesting to see the way that the team was able to make the candidates more comfortable. The process was fast and interesting in order to make the candidate feel more relaxed
It was online and fairly standart. You will be sent a Google Meet link after scheduling with your interviewer. You will be asked one or two coding questions for STEP and SWE Intern positions. If you pass the technical rounds, you will be advanced to the team matching phase. As a tip, team matching is unfortunately not a guarantee and you should definitely continue looking for other opportunities as long as you don't have an offer in your hand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was related to DP. It was specifically 1D. Cant give more details.