I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Mar 2018
Interview
Referred by friend, and got phone call from one DS from google. It was very great experience to talk with one DS from google. I learned what was daily jobs in his team.
Then I was invited on-site. Four more DS from varied teams interviewed me and one per hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to evaluate the deer population density in one national park?
It was all good, the interviewer was very nice. Technical questions were a bit challenging but overall it was good. The hiring manager was looking for some hands on experience
Back to back interview.
[1]. Mainly ask ML concepts, e.g., how to develop a classifer for youtube video; they will also ask some statistical concepts
[2] Coding for both python and sql
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Paris) in Mar 2026
Interview
One HR screening, followed by two interviews: first assessing statistical knowledge and communication, second focusing on data analysis, intuition, and communication, and ending with HR feedback session stage round process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how to compute p-value with only one sample, requiring understanding of hypothesis testing, null distribution, t-test or z-test assumptions, and interpretation of significance levels in statistical inference context.
