I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Sydney) in Oct 2009
Interview
At first I received a phone interview to discuss what sort of areas of software development I was interested in, a little bit about my background, why I thought I would be a good fit for Google and also received a few questions regarding some common programming questions.
This was then followed by a one on one phone interview with an Engineer from Google who asked me some general problem solving questions, such as how to implement a queue simply using two stacks and how to implement a highly efficient queue using two stacks and another question about calculating the max execution time of a program that had to fit into a certain size of memory on an embedded device.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How to implement a queue simply using two stacks and how to implement a highly efficient queue using two stacks.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google (Sydney)
Interview
Online application, then reached out for a phone call with an external recruiter. Here was told to expect two (eliminatory) technical interviews, no behavioural assessment. These technical interviews were scheduled about two weeks apart. Heard back within a day or two from final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard medium, and hard leetcode questions respectively.
I recently had a Google interview that included two coding questions: one about binary trees and another about strings. Each interview lasted 45 minutes and focused on problem-solving, coding accuracy, and explaining my approach clearly. It was a challenging
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two questions, one about binary tree and the other about strings
There was an Online Assessment that you had to complete. Once you pass that, you'll have 2 Technical interviews. Finally, you reach the Team Match Phase, where you will have host calls with teams at Google. (1 call, 1 offer)
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