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Google System Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 22 Nov 2023

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System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Amit Agarwal

posted on 22 Nov 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude questions were asked in this round

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is database
  • Ans. 

    A database is a structured collection of data that is organized and managed to provide efficient retrieval and storage.

    • A database is a software system that stores and manages data.

    • It provides a way to organize and structure data for easy retrieval and manipulation.

    • Databases can be relational, object-oriented, or hierarchical.

    • Examples of databases include MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is quick sort
  • Ans. 

    Quick sort is a sorting algorithm that uses a divide-and-conquer approach to sort an array of elements.

    • It selects a pivot element and partitions the array into two sub-arrays, one with elements smaller than the pivot and the other with elements greater than the pivot.

    • The process is repeated recursively on the sub-arrays until the entire array is sorted.

    • It has an average time complexity of O(n log n) and is widely used

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your current location
  • Ans. 

    I am currently located in New York City.

    • New York City

    • USA

    • East Coast

    • Manhattan

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Basic apti questions were asked

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is sorting
  • Ans. 

    Sorting is the process of arranging elements in a specific order, typically ascending or descending.

    • Sorting is used to organize data for easier retrieval and analysis.

    • Common sorting algorithms include bubble sort, insertion sort, and quicksort.

    • Sorting can be done on various data structures, such as arrays, lists, and trees.

    • Example: Sorting an array of strings alphabetically.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is database
  • Ans. 

    A database is a structured collection of data that is organized and managed to provide efficient retrieval and storage.

    • A database is a software system that stores and manages data.

    • It provides a way to organize and structure data for easy retrieval and manipulation.

    • Databases can be relational, object-oriented, or hierarchical, depending on the data model used.

    • Examples of databases include MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your expectation
  • Ans. 

    My expectation is to work in a challenging and dynamic environment where I can utilize my skills and knowledge to contribute to the success of the organization.

    • To work with a team of talented professionals

    • Opportunities for professional growth and development

    • A supportive and collaborative work culture

    • Clear communication and expectations from management

    • A fair and competitive compensation package

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

It was hard test and very tough

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Coding was very hard bro so you have to study nicely

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Google System Engineer interview:
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepre coding and aptitude very nicely and study hard bro it is not easy to score well so study smartly

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Leetcode question on DFS and BFS. Passed

Round 3 - Case Study 

Develop a ml model to predict pass/no pass decision.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - case study needs to be well organized and you need to write down everything.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What do you know about IBM?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - What are the most immediate projects that need to be addressed?
Can you show me examples of projects I’d be working on?
What are the biggest challenges that someone in this position would face?

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. DS Algo Questions on Trees. Leadership Principles

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read up on DS Algo and white paper coding and Leadership Principles

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: You need to submit your CV and they shortlist you on this basis.Fast and accurate coding.
Tips: Clearly specify any technical achievement.

Round: Coding
Experience: You are given 4 hours to solve a few algorithmic questions.Start practicing for this from sometime earlier.
Tips: There are puzzles available on the Facebook page.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Three interviews. All almost exclusively technical with 1-2 HR questions.
The questions are mainly algorithmic in nature and you need to code online while talking to them.
Tips: Be as accurate and clean with your code as possible.

General Tips: Be creative while answering the questions. They might ask you questions like 'What changes would you want to make to Facebook?'.
Prepare algorithmic questions for the interviews. Most companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and others focus on this.
Technical projects or internships will be beneficial.
Qualifying for or winning programming contests like overnite is very beneficial. Involvement in Social/Cultural activities or sports is not really essential.
Skill Tips: Being good at writing fast and correct code in any language helps a lot.
Skills: Programming
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Given two “ids” and a function getFriends(id) to get the list of friends of that person id, write a function that returns the list of mutual friends
  • Ans. 

    Function to return mutual friends given two ids and getFriends(id) function

    • Call getFriends(id) for both ids to get their respective friend lists

    • Iterate through both lists and compare to find mutual friends

    • Return the list of mutual friends

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given an “id” and a function getFriends(id) to get the list of friends of that person id, write a function that returns the list of “friends of friends” in the order of decreasing number of mutual friends,...
  • Ans. 

    Function to return list of friends of friends in decreasing order of mutual friends

    • Use a set to store all friends of friends

    • Iterate through the list of friends of the given id

    • For each friend, iterate through their list of friends and count mutual friends

    • Sort the set of friends of friends by decreasing number of mutual friends

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Given a number of time slots – start time and end time,“a b”, find any specific time with the maximum number of overlapping. After solving the problem I had to prove my solution
  • Ans. 

    Given time slots, find a specific time with maximum overlap. Prove solution.

    • Create a list of all start and end times

    • Sort the list in ascending order

    • Iterate through the list and keep track of the number of overlaps at each time

    • Return the time with the maximum number of overlaps

    • Prove solution by testing with different input sizes and edge cases

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Given an array of Integers, find the Longest sub-array whose elements are in Increasing Order
  • Ans. 

    Find the longest sub-array with increasing order of integers.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the current sub-array's start and end indices.

    • Update the start index whenever the current element is smaller than the previous element.

    • Update the end index whenever the current element is greater than or equal to the next element.

    • Calculate the length of the sub-array and compare it with the longest sub-array found s

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Given an array of Integers, find the length of Longest Increasing Subsequence and print the sequence.
  • Ans. 

    Find the length of longest increasing subsequence and print the sequence from an array of integers.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve the problem

    • Create an array to store the length of longest increasing subsequence ending at each index

    • Traverse the array and update the length of longest increasing subsequence for each index

    • Print the sequence by backtracking from the index with the maximum length

    • Time complexity: O(n^2)

    • Exam...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Given a Sorted Array which has been rotated, write the code to find a given Integer
  • Ans. 

    Code to find a given integer in a rotated sorted array.

    • Use binary search to find the pivot point where the array is rotated.

    • Divide the array into two subarrays and perform binary search on the appropriate subarray.

    • Handle edge cases such as the target integer not being present in the array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. You have a number of incoming Integers, all of which cannot be stored into memory. We need to print largest K numbers at the end of input
  • Ans. 

    Use a min-heap to keep track of the largest K numbers seen so far.

    • Create a min-heap of size K.

    • For each incoming integer, add it to the heap if it's larger than the smallest element in the heap.

    • If the heap size exceeds K, remove the smallest element.

    • At the end, the heap will contain the largest K numbers in the input.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Implement LRU Cache
  • Ans. 

    LRU Cache is a data structure that stores the most recently used items and discards the least recently used items.

    • Use a doubly linked list to keep track of the order of items in the cache

    • Use a hash map to store the key-value pairs for fast access

    • When an item is accessed, move it to the front of the linked list

    • When the cache is full, remove the least recently used item from the back of the linked list and the hash map

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: ONLINE CODING ROUND
Experience: Facebook visited our campus in July, 2012. We had an online coding round hosted on InterviewStreet. We were asked to solve just one problem. The given problem boils down to : Given a undirected graph, source and destination, write the code to find the total number of distinct nodes visited, considering all possible paths.
Tips: Those shortlisted had to fly to Delhi for a Personal Interview. There were four rounds of interview, each of 45 minutes. The questions were simple. But just solving the given problem wasn't enough.

There was much more interaction and short questions asked related to the problem

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The above mentioned questions wer asked in the interview. For every solution I was asked to write the code on paper. The code should also include the implementation of the data structures used (I used heaps - so I was asked to implement heaps ). They are looking for someone with good problem solving skills and conceptually sound in data structures

College Name: BIT MESRA

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Data struct,algo,
  • Q2. High level data structs and algos

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Problem Statement
Experience: coding and submission before face to face interview shortlisting
Tips: practice coding ,coding is key to success for SE

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: based on marks ,I was called for F2F
Tips: the ppt was to be submitted explaining the approach

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: a lot of brain storming
Tips: understands the nitty gritty of the structs and algos

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: exact code was to be written instead of pseudo code
Tips: get hold of DS,Algos

Google Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Google System Engineer interview?
Google interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Google interview process are Resume Shortlist, Aptitude Test and Technical.
How to prepare for Google System Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Google. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Google expect are ASIC, Analytical, Circuit Designing, Computer science and Debugging.
What are the top questions asked in Google System Engineer interview?

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