I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Aug 2021
Interview
I applied online and then emailed back and forth with a recruiter where I needed to fill out a form about my specific experiences. Then I got to the next round where I had a 1:1 coding challenge.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Given a binary tree of integer values, implement a function to check if the tree is a symmetric tree.
Given a 2-d matrix consisting of 0's and 1's, implement a function to return the sum of perimeters of all the subfigures that contain only 1's in the matrix.
Initial intro call, prep time , prep material provisions,
1 Phone Screening by HR, 3 DSA, 1 HLD and 1 Googliness, Team matching and offer negotiation and offer discussion , offer acceptance
After clearing all the interviews in 2 months, here comes the team match. Where no one ever knows when they gonna get a team match call. Even if you get the TM call next comes the HC again no one knows why they reject.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding questions from Leetcode google tagged but deep dived into it based on the level.
The interview lasted about a day, with 5 different interviewers. For each section, the technical questions took most of the part. They also showed me their office in Toronto, which was nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most difficult problem you solved during your last job?