I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Aug 2024
Interview
an online assessment (interns), one technical phone screens, and a full loop of four to six virtual or on-site interviews. The on-site or virtual loop consists of 45-minute rounds focused on coding (data structures and algorithms), system design (for mid-to-senior roles), and behavioral questions ("Googliness"), followed by a hiring committee review and a team matching stage
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
one round is dedicated to behavioral questions, sometimes referred to as the "Googliness" round, which assesses your leadership, problem-solving approach, and cultural fit
Total of 3 rounds, asked dsa related questions, each round is of 45 mins, need yo think if approach first l then align with it with interviewer and then code it
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY)
Interview
oa+interview, and also you need to go to one office to get onboard interview, tech interview about leetcode problem, They ask you to write it on the board and docs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are given two N-sided dice, P and Q, where each die has N integer values (not necessarily unique or standard).
When rolled, each side is equally likely to appear.
Given the values on each side of dice P and Q, determine:
The number of outcomes where P's roll is greater than Q's roll (i.e., P wins).
Follow up 1: The number of outcomes where Q wins.
Follow up 2: The number of outcomes where both rolls are equal (tie).
P and Q are always in non-decreasing sorted order.
Tough back to back 3 rounds after googliness , it started with phone call , than in person round in Bengaluru office 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Google interviews FAQs
Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 82 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Google as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) according to 82 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 21%
One on one interview: 19%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
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