YOE: 4+
Education: Engineering (IT) from Tier-3

Disclaimer: Can't disclose exact questions due to NDA.

Total Rounds : 6

Round 1 : Technical Phone Screen : 45 mins
1 DSA question was asked, It was variation of binary search. Not on leetcode, but I would say level was Leetcode medium.

Feedback was positive for the TPS, Hence, recommended for onsite rounds.

Round 2: Onsite 1 : 45 mins
1 DSA question was asked, was related to graph. Not on leetcode. Level was leetcode hard.
Feedback: Lean Hire

Round 3: Onsite 2 : 45 mins
1 DSA question, a variation of segment tree (very basic knowledge of segment tree is enough) and a follow up on the same. Not on leetcode, level was leetcode medium for the original question and leetcode hard for the follow up.
Feedback: Hire

Round 4: Onsite 3 : 45 mins
1 DSA question related to graph and a follow up on the same. Not on leetcode, level was leetcode medium for the original question and leetcode hard for the follow up.
Feedback: Hire

Round 5: Onsite 4 : 45 mins
1 DSA question related to strings/recursion. Direct leetcode medium question.
Feedback: Lean Hire

Round 6: Onsite 5 : Googlyness and Leadership : 45 mins
Bunch of behavioural/situation based questions.
Feedback: Hire

As feedback was lean hire for 2 rounds. So, Recruiter recommended to complete the team match phase before Hiring Committee review.

Team Match 1 : 30 Mins
Discussion about the team and my background, some question like tell me about the most challenging thing till now, some technical questions too.
Feedback: Rejected by Team Manager

Team Match 2.0 : 30 Mins
Similar questions mentioned above, and a small low level design problem. Manager wanted to know a little bit about the design skills as well.

Team Match 2.1 : 30 Mins
A follow-up for the second team match. There was some other team member this time. Discussions about tech stack used in the team, my current tech stack and all.
Feedback: Selected

HC Review:
After this team match, packet was submitted to HC for the review and it got approved for L4 🎊

Things to note:

• Every interview is with limit of 45 mins, interviewer will not give you extra time, you have to think about the approach, discuss it and code it in this much time only.
• Think out loud, whatever you thinking, keep discussing it with the interviewer, they may guide you if you going in a wrong direction.
• Take team match discussions seriously, it's not just a discussion about the team, consider it a smaller version of interview.
• Practice DSA regularly, consistency mattters a lot.
• Have patience, becuase Google interview takes a lot of time, mine took around 4 months.

Hard work always pays off, but luck also plays a very important role. All the best !

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