I applied online. I interviewed at Google (New Delhi) in Mar 2021
Interview
Tips for Interview:
Ask questions. The interviewer will purposely give you a vague question in hopes of you asking the necessary questions to clarify it for yourself.
Don’t panic. I know it can be nerve racking to go on an interview, especially if it’s your first. But, nerves are only going to make it worse. Collect yourself, and if you don’t know the answer, it’s okay. Think through it for a few minutes and I’m sure anyone can come up with a solution. These questions are designed for you to be able to solve in the allocated time for an interview.
THINK OUT LOUD! I can’t stress this one enough. You are also being judged on your thought process. If your interviewer doesn’t know what you are thinking, they can’t throw you hints or correct you in any way. And believe me, they want to see you succeed. They are there to help you and guide you through the problem.
Other than that, study, study, study. Do as many algorithmically challenging problems as you can. Cracking the Coding Interview and Geeks for Geeks will be your best friends through the study process. Take advantage of these resources.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string A consisting of n characters and a string B consisting of m characters, write a function that will return the number of times A must be stated such that B is a substring of the repeated A. If B can never be a substring, return -1.
Recruiter Screen (20–30 min)
Background, experience, role fit, work authorization, location, compensation expectations.
Technical Phone/Video Interview (45–60 min)
Data structures and algorithms coding problem.
Usually done in a shared coding environment.
Onsite / Virtual Onsite (4–5 interviews)
2–3 Coding rounds (algorithms, problem-solving).
1 System Design round (for mid-level and above).
1 Behavioral/Googliness & Leadership round.
Sometimes an additional domain-specific round (AI/ML, Backend, etc.).
Hiring Committee Review
Independent review of interview feedback.
Team Matching
If approved, managers from relevant teams assess fit.
Offer & Compensation Discussion
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding (Data Structures & Algorithms)
Two Sum
Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
Merge Intervals
the interviewer first asked me to talk about myself and asked a question about my resume. and then he asked me to do a leetcode medium. Gave a couple of hints
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to solve the problem and time space complexity
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google in May 2025
Interview
It was great they asked 2 questions. One was related to array and the other one was follow up question I did solve the first one within 10 minutes but I took time for second one and gave brute force approach they expected optimal one using Graph algorithms
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array find the second most frequent element