Applications Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applications Engineer roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Applications Engineer according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 26%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Google (Austin, TX) in May 2019
Interview
Applied online. One coding test, One technical phone interview round consisting of handling ABAP and OpenSQL coding, Five interview rounds on-site consisting of 4 technical rounds on basic algorithm questions and one on behavioral and leadership. Coding on the whiteboard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding in SAP ABAP using OpenSQL, basic string manipulation question and binary search question to be solved in SAP ABAP
2 coding rounds (easy leetcode)
1 behavioral round
2 system design + integration round
Coding rounds were much easier than the design and integration rounds, couldn’t find much info online about what does integration round look like, they were indeed tricky. Interviewers would keep on asking design details. Make sure you understand the core components for a system.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
message queue and authorization/authentication knowledge. How would you design xxx? How would you integrate two systems?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Bengaluru)
Interview
A Google interview typically involves multiple rounds assessing coding skills, system design, problem-solving, and cultural fit, often using data structures, algorithms, and behavioral questions to evaluate technical and collaborative abilities.
5 interviews, 4 coding, 1 googlyness. 1 design interiview. one string problem, one hashmap problem. overall good process, some of the interviewers were nicer than others, really a mixed batch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
with two arrays, one being x coordinate, one being y coordinate, find the closest coordinate to a specific coordinate.