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Software Engineer Interview Experience

Google
Result
Got offer
Interview date
a year ago
Timespan
6 weeks
Difficulty
Moderate

Interview process

The process was tedious but having some patience helps. Ask questions first solve later. Understand what is being asked.

  • Phone interview
  • Technical interview
  • Final round

Interview tips

Ask questions first solve later. Understand what is being asked. Most of the times it would be a problem from a specific patterns of problems.

Company culture

Google is among the best employers globally. Their culture is also very nice.

Questions asked

Question types asked

Behavioral

Specific questions asked

Tell me about a time you proposed a non-intuitive solution to a problem and how you identified that it required a different way of thinking.
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