I applied online. I interviewed at Google in Sept 2018
Interview
Applied online and was scheduled for screen sharing interview. The interviewer did not have embedded systems background at all. I informed interviewer that I just knew the concept but it's hardly used in embedded systems but interviewer was okay with it (infact he was just keen on getting on with coding). If they want to hire people with only computer science background then why even post a job for embedded software profile!
I had asked recruiter before about the background of the interviewer and I was told that it would be someone with embedded system background.
It was really disappointing.
Invited directly to on-site in Mountain View due to strong referral.
Interviews were extremely hard questions, over my experience and knowledge. Interviewers seemed quite boring individuals to work with. Questions can range from system design to sorting algorithms.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Taipei) in Mar 2025
Interview
Very standard Google interview. First round recruiter to outline and chat, 3 rounds of technicals, then a final hiring committee round.
Unfortunately I didn't make it past the last round, and be wary there is a 1-year cooldown period before you can attempt again.
The technical rounds themselves weren't particularly hard if you are competent.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some embedded-related coding questions, which also had to factor in some hardware limitations.
I applied through website. They gave a phone screen then a coding test
And I have to discuss the problem and my solution orally
The problems look like leet code
So you have to brush up data structures and Algorithms