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Google · Software Engineer · New Grad
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Nov 1
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Overall Experience
A New Grad Google process that began with an online assessment, followed about two to three weeks later by a four-round verbal (VO) interview loop. Each round combined a coding problem with behavioral questions, which mostly covered team projects and related experiences.
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Posted by interviewdInterview Process (4 rounds)
Round 1 of 4: Coding / DSA
60 min
Question 1
MediumFind the shortest substring that can be deleted from a string of length n so that the remaining characters are all distinct.
Experience
The candidate's approach and outcome were not reported.
60 min
Question 1
MediumA grid problem similar to Number of Islands, with several modifications. The modifications were not described.
Experience
The candidate's approach and outcome were not reported.
60 min
Question 1
MediumAn object-oriented design problem that asks the candidate to implement two or three methods for finding files within a collection of files.
Experience
The candidate's approach and outcome were not reported.
60 min
Question 1
MediumA calculator problem involving parentheses.
Experience
The candidate found it quite challenging. The candidate's approach and outcome were not reported.
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