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
Difficult interview
Application
I interviewed at Google
Interview
lot of rounds, pretty easy internal process, more behavioral than technical. would recommend trying to do it via internal transfers vs external. would recommend knowing which team you're going to interview for within data science vs just the broad function
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 (París) 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.
