Google | L-3 | SWE-2 | Banglore | June 2024
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How i received google interview?
using cold emailing

Spoiler: i don't remember exact question but i do know the topic that they asked from.

each and every round was of 45 minutes, and the timings were strict, they used to shut it down as soon as 40 minute is completed and next 5 minute for discussion only

Round 1 : (phone call round)
Don't remember exact question, none of them are on leetcode for sure
Q1. Array traversals LC medium
Q2. Binary Search LC medium
Q3. hash maps LC medium

He wasn't asking optimizations, he just wanted me to come up with solution as fast as he can

received call within 2 days for scheduling next 4 rounds
Scheduled it in 1 day only (4 rounds back to back with 15 minutes of break after every round)

Round 2: (DSA round)
Question 1. LC medium DFS problem
Question 2. LC medium topological sort problem

Rating: SH

Round 3: (DSA round)
Question 1. LC medium Heaps problem

this question was more of LLD, rather than DSA
i discussed 2 approaches, he agreed with the optimal (heap) and told me to code it
In between coding, he asked doubt on my approach, to which i replied but he wasn't able to understand, i explained it 15 minutes but then asked him that due to time constraint, let me code it first then we can discuss why i am writing the solution in this way, to which he agreed. Basically he wanted some kind of LLD over my solution, but due to less time i gave priority to working solution rather than LLD

Question 2. solving the solution for negative numbers also

Rating: LH

Round 4: (DSA round)
Question 1. LC Hard problem (DSU)
I liked this problem alot, interviewer was also very interested in my solution, and we discussed a lot on DSU.

Rating: SH

Round 5: (Googlyness round)
Asked a lot of behavioural questions. What will you do if you were in this condition and why?

Rating: SH

Called recruiter, she said that my team matching round is pending. It's been more than 3 months since my last interview. Does anyone have idea, whether we can get rejected in team matching round or not? Haven't received a single call from any manager.

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