Google (Senior) Software Engineer interview questions
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Initial screening round by recruiter, some basic CS questions were asked.
Then a online coding interview over hangout. Interviewer asked to write code for a algorithmic problem. Most of the interview was spent on this question.
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Write program to remove pegs from a grid. Pegs can be removed if there are other pegs in the same row or column. Find max pegs that can be removed.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google
Interview
Recruiter reached out ,4 hours of onsite interview , white board testing, good interaction. Panel interview was 5 of them , everyone covered different area and questions were not repeated. Had lunch interview session as well.
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Give an example of a time when you had conflicts in teams and how did you overcome?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Google (São Paulo, )
Interview
Muito bom , você tem que ser bom , ser focado prestar atenção nas respostas, eles vão escolher o cara que se destacou , se você gosta do que você faz .
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Quais números são utilizados para fazer um software ?