I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
1. Talk to recruiter. Mentioned to read Google unofficial blog. found it useless for the interview but is actually useful for my current job.
2. Then phone screen with a statistician using some shared google doc.
3. Got rejection after one week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have a google app and you make a change. How do you test if a metric has increased or not?
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 (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.
