It started with a LinkedIn message to the recruiter, and I was lucky to learn my timing was right. He did initial phone screening to understand my background and interest in the role. Next was onsite (probably because the requirement was urgent idk) portfolio review and four 1:1s 45 mins each. Portfolio review is with the panel hiring managers and sr team members discussing past projects. My suggestion is to pick 1 project you're most confident on, and talk broad and high-level, be concise. Have a few other projects you can quickly wrap talking about. Pro tip: If you've got something interesting to show (motion, visuals, etc) make sure to spare some time out. They love creativity and also increases possibility of fitting into different projects. 1:1s are about design and tech skills around user research, testing, tools, prototyping, etc. Also, a dedicated discussion around Googleyness and behavioral in the end. I checked blind, reddit, and glassdoor to understand the process and was referred to Prepfully for mocks on blind. Got a really good ex Google coach who helped me a lot. Received a phone call from the recruiter a week later and accepted the offer very same day.

I did one round of a recruiter interview and moved on to a portfolio review. The recruiter interview was just walking me through the interview process, which I'm going thru and the portfolio interview was with the hiring manager.