How to Crack Google Interviews in 2025 ft. Google Engineering Manager [COMPLETE GUIDE]

Ever wondered what it really takes to crack Google Interviews? In this exclusive podcast, I sit down with Vineet Joglekar(VJ), an engineering manager at Google, to pull back the curtain on their highly competitive hiring process. Vineet shares her invaluable insights, from navigating the initial application to acing the final interviews. We dive deep into the specific skills Google looks for, the structure of their technical and behavioral interviews, and the common pitfalls that trip up even the most talented candidates. Whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced professional, this video is packed with actionable advice to help you prepare and stand out. What you'll learn in this video: Vineet's journey from Bloomberg to Amazon to Google. A step-by-step breakdown of the complete Google hiring process, from the phone screen to the onsite loop. Valuable tips on how to effectively prepare for coding, system design, and behavioral interviews. The biggest mistakes candidates make and how you can avoid them. The importance of 'Googliness' and how to demonstrate it. How to craft a resume that gets noticed by recruiters. How to ask for referral in big techs Importance of value-driven networking Impact of AI on software engineering jobs What skills to focus on to have an "AI-proof" career How you should prepare of DSA and System design (the right way) and many more ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 with Vineet:👇👇 🔥𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 ▶ ‪@vjsinsights‬ ⛳𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 ▶   / vineetjoglekar   🚀𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 ▶   / vjsinsights   🌍𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 ▶ http://x.com/@vjsinsights 👨‍💻 Website ▶ www.vjsinsights.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 02:08 - Vineet's introduction 04:03 - Vineet's career journey from Bloomberg to Amazon to Google 14:12 - Skills Vinit looks for in a candidate as an engineering manager 17:21 - How a fresher can develop soft and leadership skills 21:08 - How a fresher can prepare for a behavioral round 30:58 - Does a college degree or GPA matter to get into a big tech company? 36:55 - How to make a resume stand out 49:22 - Typical interview process for a software engineering candidate at Google 52:06 - How to prepare for system design and DSA 58:04 - Current impact of AI on software engineering jobs 01:02:52 - What skills to focus on to have an "AI-proof" career 01:06:33 - How the referral process works in big tech companies 01:13:09 - Best way to negotiate a salary 01:19:47 - Interview process for an intern at Google 01:21:35 - What to do after getting rejected from an interview Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are solely our own, based on our personal experiences, and do not represent the views or opinions of our employer. 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘 COURSES 👌 It’s 🅵🆁🅴🅴 ⛳ ✅ Terraform Full Course For Beginners - #28daysofAZTerraform    • Azure Terraform Full Course For Beginners   ✅ Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) 2024    • Certified Kubernetes Administrator Full Co...   ✅ 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼:    • Azure DevOps Zero to Hero Full course for ...   ✅ 𝗔𝗭𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲    • AZ900WithPiyush - Azure Tutorial for Begin...   ✅ 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 | 𝗚𝗖𝗣 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 (𝗔𝗖𝗘) 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺:    • Namaste Google Cloud, GCP Tutorials for be...   ✅ 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗣 𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲    • Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)   ✅ 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀    • Jenkins Tutorial For Beginners   ✅ 𝟭𝟬𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗳𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘀 - 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀    • 10WeeksOfCloudOps Challenge - DevOps and C...   ✅ 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀:    • DevOps and Cloud Podcasts   ✅ 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝗖𝗜 𝗖𝗗 𝗧𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 | 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 [𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲]    • GitLab CI/CD Full Tutorial for Beginners [...   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲:👇👇 🔥𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 ▶    / techtutorialswithpiyush   ⛳𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 ▶   / piyush-sachdeva   🚀𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 ▶   / techtutorialswithpiyush   🌍𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 ▶   / techie_piyush   👨‍💻 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗯 ▶ https://github.com/piyushsachdeva ✍ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺.𝗰𝗼𝗺 ▶   / piyush.sachdeva055   📚 𝗱𝗲𝘃.𝘁𝗼 ▶ https://dev.to/piyushsachdeva ✨𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 ▶   / discord   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References 📚: #devops #techtutorialswithpiyush