Engineering Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3 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 72% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Manager roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Engineering Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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It went Pretty smooth. Initial interview was with HR. The next interview was split in 3 sections with different teams, including managers and engineers. Everyone was respectful and had insightful questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I balance engineering limitations with customer requirements?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Varsóvia, Masóvia) in Mar 2020
Interview
Started very reasonably with talk about team leadership, people management, systems and architecture. Then it went onto coding/algorithmic exercise in a google doc blank page. This was odd for a managerial position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Team size and management
Technical and systems overview
Algorithms, complexity, code
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Sunnyvale, CA) in Feb 2020
Interview
First call with coordinator. I was prepared for onsite interview and was told about what to expect. Then an on-site interview consisting of two system design interviews, one coding, a people management and a technical leadership interview. Exactly one week later, I was notified of the decision.