Google SWE L4 | AWS SDE2 | Seattle | Offer
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Google On-site

  • Round 1: Q1 calculate reachability of a node in a graph; Q2 different ways to reach a stair
  • Round 2: Count different ways to reach a cell in a matrix
  • Round 3: Implement a special iterator, based on multiple input iterators
  • Round 4: topological sorting
  • Round 5: behavioral

Interviewed in early April, just got the offer.
Overall, the coding questions are very graph/DP intensive. I was surprised that there was no system design question.

Amazon On-site

  • Coding: copy linked list with a pointer to randome node
  • Coding: find largest square in a matrix with 0/1
  • Coding: determine if all brackets are matching
  • Coding: sort all characters in a string with spaces intact.
  • System design: design whatsapp.

Interviewed in late March. Offer immediately extended and then expired.
Overall very heavy on behavioral. Behavioral questions are on every round.

YOE: 2 years

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