How to Crack the NEW Google PM Interview
How to Crack the NEW Google PM InterviewWhat Googleyness actually means, why it decides the offer, and what the Google PM interview loop looks like in 2026
That’s one candidate I’m coaching, who’s interviewed at leading companies like Roku, Amazon, and Snapchat. And the craziest part? Google’s PM interviews have just been updated. So in today’s post, I get to the bottom of the latest Google process in 2026. I talked to 6 people: 1 candidate who has recently completed the Google process, 1 currently in the process, 2 current hiring managers, and 2 former hiring managers. Then, I sat down with one of them, Gal Eshel, to put together the ultimate sequel to my Google PM interview guide. Gal spent six years as a PM at Google and now coaches PMs through the process. Today’s PostWe’ve recorded a full video for you all (complete with mock interview): 
And written up an even more comprehensive deep dive:
Do you want deeper coaching into the behavioral and AI PM interviews? I’m giving a FREE webinar tomorrow morning, July 16th, at 9 AM: The fourth cohort of my Land PM Job program begins in August and goes through the end of October. You get everything you need to crack Google’s PM process:
Here’s the most important takeaways from the article in an infographic. Save it. Print it:
1. What the 2026 Google PM loop actually looks likeEveryone disagrees about what is tested in the Google PM Interview. I wrote a post saying they ask vibe coding interviews, then a Google Director commented they don’t. Some took this as proof I was wrong. So I went and asked a Google AI PM Director, Satyajeet Salgar. Here’s what he said:
Turns out we were both describing real loops. Google’s standard process has no vibe coding round. But hiring managers control specialized loops, and some have used those rounds for vibe coding. As for the standard process? The loop has changed significantly in the last two to three years. For instance, you know what you won’t encounter? Technical interview questions. I myself got a technical round in 2017: “How would you improve page load of Google Search?” But that isn’t asked anymore. I’ve got my hands on the official Google PM prep materials being distributed right now. Let’s take a close look:... Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Product Growth to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
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