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Google interviews sound awful if I'm being honest. The last recruiter I spoke with said it involved a technical test and phone interview, after which they'd see what teams had openings and that it would be 3-4 2+ hour interviews per team before an offer was made if I was a fit. Who has the time for this?

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> after which they'd see what teams had openings and that it would be 3-4 2+ hour interviews per team before an offer was made if I was a fit. Who has the time for this?

This is really not how the Google interview process works. At least not as far as I know.

1) Each interview is only 1 hour

2) Usually it's 5 technical interviews (after you pass phone screening and the 2 initial remote interviews)

3) The team matching (unless you're applying for a specific position or under special circumstances) happens after you've passed all interviews and the hiring committee has approved you for hire

That's right, for SWE positions there's only one set of interviews and each interview lasts 45 minutes. The composition of an interview slate varies by level and role applied for (e.g. some roles require domain knowledge and it's not uncommon for one interview to focus on that). There are no per-team interviews.

Source: hiring manager & hiring committee member.

That's pretty much standard for almost every startup and non faang company I interviewed in Canada / US

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