Google Software Engineer Internship interview questions
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After a brief self intro, we jumped straight into coding interview. Interviewer did not interfere much in the process. In the end I had 5mins to ask questions about the role/company and job description.
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Typical leetcode question of medium difficulty on string manipulation.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (San Diego, CA) in Sep 2019
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Technical Interview tested on important algorithm concepts (e.g. BST and search algorithms). The interview lasted about 45 minutes in total. There are two rounds of the interview. No noticeable difference in the interview question. Overall it is a very interactive process that encourages fruitful discussion.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Google in Dec 2020
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I had two interview in December 2020. Because of holidays and received answer in January that I will have one follow up interview, because they need more information to make decision