I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY)
Interview
Phone screen followed by an online recorded programming challenge. The programming challenge was pretty easy in my opinion. Maybe that has something to do with why I got hired. I think it was a very fair challenge though. Not like a hazing ritual but a very straightforward problem to code a solution to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't recall exactly the challenge but you had to code something in a tool that recorded you as you typed. And then they can later review how it went.
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.
Interview questions [1]
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.
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
1 screening round + 3 onsite round
All rounds were focused on DSA that included topics like strings, linked list, heap and dynamic programming. Screening round had 2 questions on qualifying which I was eligible for onsite and Googliness rounds. The whole process took nearlying 2.5 months
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