Google (Senior) Software Engineer interview questions
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google in Feb 2020
Interview
I was contacted by the recruiting team. They were very helpful and detailed in the process and set up a phone interview. The interview was a typical coding round on google docs.
The question asked however was absurd. I was given 15 mins to come up with the mathematical formula for magic squares and then implement the solution
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Stockholm, ) in Dec 2019
Interview
It was an onsite interview with 5 interviess almost back-to-back. 45 mins each. The was a lunch break between the 3rd and 4th interview. Some dedicated to algorithm/coding, some dedicated to system design and some dedicated to leadership/behavior/personality.
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Question 1
Describe a situation where you were involved in a conflict and how did you resolve it.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
First a phone screen with an online coding question. If you pass the phone screen, you are scheduled for on site interview with about 5-6 engineers. All interviews are coding questions with one lunch break where you can interact with an employee.
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Question 1
Find the longest path that passes through every one of a tree.