Recently, I had the opportunity to interview for a role at Google Bangalore. Here’s a detailed breakdown of my experience during the 45-minute technical round, conducted by an engineer from their Bangalore office.

Profile
Experience: 2.5 years
Location: Bangalore
Fun Fact: As one of the few women in tech, navigating this exciting journey has been incredibly rewarding!

Interview Format
The interview focused on technical problem-solving and a discussion of my professional background. Here's how it unfolded:

1. Introduction
   The interviewer started by asking me to introduce myself. I shared insights about my background, professional journey, and key projects I’ve worked on, highlighting my growth and contributions.

2. Project Discussion
   The next segment delved into one of my significant projects.

3. Coding Questions
   The core of the interview involved solving coding problems. Here’s what was asked:

a) Swap Three Types
I was tasked with writing an efficient function to swap three types of elements. It required logical thinking and optimization.

b) Palindrome Check
I implemented a function to check if a string is a palindrome, accounting for edge cases like spaces and capitalization. We also explored both iterative and recursive solutions.

c) K-Diff Pairs in an Array
This problem involved finding the number of unique pairs in an array with a specified difference, k. While I couldn’t fully solve this, I explained my approach and discussed possible optimizations.