Google doesn't hire for specific projects like this - they want people who can work all over the company.

Not accurate anymore.

> If you follow the twitter discussion, it says he applied for iOS tools

We cannot just assume that since he applied for iOS something at Google that he's the best fit and what they were looking for.

Maybe the tools Google needs built are very CS heavy (hence the "Build us a Binary Tree" question)? Maybe during the interview his arrogant attitude was on full display? Maybe the interview team dug up past episodes of explosive arrogance like this very one we're discussing right now?

Even if they were looking for someone that matched his profile exactly, his post-interview display of non-professionalism is sure to hurt his chances of a re-interview anytime in the future (and quite possibly at many more companies than just Google).

He conveyed several things with this display, none good;

* he's incapable of handling rejection

* he feels entitled

* he feels he's better than everyone else

* he's unwilling to admit his own shortcomings

None of these are good qualities.

He actually didn't apply, it was Google who contacted him in the first place.

Google contacts plenty of people. Reaching out to yet another engineer (not even talking about this particular case) doesn't mean they really want someone particular. They just going through the pool of potential matches. Person who initiated contact may not even know what exactly Homebrew is.

Having the type of work environment where you can't teach someone how to invert a binary tree is not a good quality.