Google | SWE, ML (L5) | Remote (US) | July 2022 [Reject]

Status: Experienced, BS Math (top 10)
Position: SWE, ML
Location: Remote
Date: July 1, 2022

Technical phone screen (45 minutes):

1 algorithms question
1 LC medium question, but it felt hard 😅

Dynamic programming, my friends.

https://leetcode.com/problems/number-of-ways-to-build-sturdy-brick-wall/

0 intro, 45 minutes coding

• I was not prepped to answer this question -- I am new to DP
• Interviewer was SILENT, didn't provide any hints, and to be honest I'm not sure understood the question entirely. It was awful.

Interview was before Google hiring freeze; reject was shortly thereafter.