I applied at google the last time I looked for a job (dec2020-jan 2021). The 5-7 stages interview process isn't even the worst thing about it. Unless you disagree in principle, it's basically a day's worth of time.

After confirming that the hiring committee had said yes, and a level, the recruiter found some teams that were atrocious (either they were looking for a completely different skillset, or so far out from my stated preferences). We then did a 2nd round of interviews and did a level jump (mid Feb-2021), and found a team in mid-March. After okay-s from both sides, it took them till mid-April to come up with an offer.

My entire h1 transfer for the company I chose took less than how long google took for the last step.