Google Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions
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Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Google with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Google overall takes an average of 43 days.
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If you solve easy/medium level leetcode problems should be fairly ok to get through as an undergraduate. HR and Engineer interviews also went well - they were kind and willing to listen.
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You are given two non-empty linked lists representing two non-negative integers. The digits are stored in reverse order, and each of their nodes contains a single digit. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.
Two rounds back to back code interview. One is from lc hard. Another one looks like a google specific problem. If you passed, then the team match will wait for you.
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Only two coding questions, no ML question or behaviour
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google in Oct 2022
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2 Interviews, one technical, one half and half. Never heard back after the second one. The interview questions were fair, but I messed up on the second interview which is probably why I didn't hear anything.
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Classic palindrome question was my first question. Pertains to the work being done there apparently.