The Process:

Recruiter Phone Screen: Behavioral + Basic Tech. (Cleared)

After Cleared the Phone Screen round they have conducted two DSA rounds

The Rounds & Exact Feedback:
Round 1: DSA (Binary Tree)

Problem: Binary Tree traversal/manipulation.

Performance: Wrote the code using DFS. The code was 100% correct.

Follow-up: Interviewer asked several questions. I wasn't very
confident in the answers. He asked me to optimize, I tried, but couldn't finish the optimization completely.

Round 2: DSA (Two-Player Game)

Problem: Game theory/Array logic.

Performance: I suggested DP immediately, but the interviewer said: "Go with simple brute force first."

Execution: Wrote the code, explained it clearly, and executed one test case line-by-line. Correct time/space complexity provided.

Follow-up: Optimized the solution as requested. Asked about coding standards and AI tools at the end.

After cleared the two DSA round they have conducted the remaining 3 rounds

Round 3: Googliness (Behavioral)

Scenario: Rescheduled multiple times. Discussion turned to Team Lead responsibilities.

The Conflict: The interviewer told me: "I don't think you understand exactly what I mean by Team Lead."

Closing Remark: I asked about AI at Google. He replied: "You will work with the best engineers in the world from IITs and NITs. They work on 2 to 3 projects at a time and you have to work the same... everything you will work or you have to work."

Round 4: Application Design (Mall Parking System)

Problem: Designing a parking system for a mall.

Performance: Defined Functional/Non-Functional requirements. Started the design, but ran out of time. I asked for 5 more mins, then 3 more mins to write the APIs.

Exact Feedback from Interviewer: "I don't usually give suggestions, but I want to give you one: You have more knowledge, but when you are answering, you are saying things very fast. Be slow and don't say two to three answers at a time. When you give more interviews, you will understand it."

Round 5: System Integration (Workday to Payroll)

Problem: Integrating Workday SaaS with a Payroll system for new hires/updates.

Performance: Defined requirements and design. Handled "what-if" situations.

Interviewer Remark: At one point he said: "I just want to know your thought process." At the end, he said it "went some good way." Finished the design and follow-up questions.

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