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      Software Development Engineer Interview

      Sep 17, 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Google

      Interview

      Submit my resume online. In the first phone interview, the google staff asked me about my projects and a programing problem about picking up a sample of 1000 keywords from huge amount of search requests. Of course, it is impossible to save all the requests. The solution can be found on the Cracking Coding Interview. But then he asked me to explain why that works. I failed. Then I was asked to propose a way to check if the algorithm works. 15 min laters, I got my second phone interview. Problems include Augmented Tree (from the book Introduction to Algorithms), a question using greedy algorithm. I did not finish the second problem, but proposed the right algorithm. And it took me a long time to fix the bugs in my programs. Recruiters are very nice and guide me to debug. I passed the interview and got to team match, but no team leader contacted me. Maybe I do not have my own unique skills or project experience.
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      Jun 3, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Negative experience
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      I interviewed at Google

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      The interview was way more challenging than I anticipated, especially the technical rounds. I was thrown off by the depth of the DSA questions. One standout was a coding question about finding the median of two sorted arrays, which I recognized instantly — it was the same problem I had worked through on PracHub. The behavioral questions felt less intense, but the overall vibe was stressful. Ultimately, I didn’t receive an offer. It was a tough experience, but I'm grateful for what I learned along the way.

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      Question 1

      Given two sorted arrays of size m and n, find the median of the combined sorted array in O(log(min(m,n))) time.
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      May 11, 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      The interviewer was very nice, one interviewer didn't show up so I rescheduled it. When I didn't come up with the best solution, the interveiwer was very patient and give me hint as many as possible

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      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Positive experience
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