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Updated 27 Feb 2025

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Human resources , graphics design,web development

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Html,css,c++,c,Java script

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Graphics designer is the best appointed for me.so I m expert in to the this apporachniti.

Web Designer and Graphics Designer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are the benefits of CSS file for Web Designers?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Good but noT bad but also it consists of good questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

They had asked me anagrams,linked list,doubly linked list

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Nothing just some small personal questions

Junior Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Yogesh And PrimesYogesh is a very intelligent student and is interested in research in Machine Learning domain. His college has only one professor, Mr. Peter working in that field. He approaches the professor for the same, but professor wan... read more
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Sde1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 Jan 2025

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It occurred on HackerRank.

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. DSA questions related to strings , graphs , array
  • Q2. CS fundamentals ....OOPS , DBMS , CN (little)
  • Q3. Projects discussion
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About hobbies , interest in comp. about hacakthons
  • Q2. Why i want to become SDE

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Google Sde1 interview:
  • DSA
  • OOPS
  • DBMS
  • SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on DSA , CS fundamentals , projects .

Sde1 Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. DSA and Language Questions: 1. Difference between Arrays and ArrayList in Java. 2. Queue Implementation using Linked List. 3. BST- How would you fill a BST with a sorted array. 4. Random pointer linked-list clone. 5. Fibonacci number genera... read more
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Plumber Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 Sep 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Was good, solved all the question in 20 minutes

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary Discussion, what do you expect from the company?
  • Q2. Why Plumbing? Why not software engineering ? Told them AI does that for us

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Leave software engineering and embrace plumbing. There are a lot of jobs. Please reach out if you need a referrel

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Q1. Which one pipe 1st quality pipes and 2nd. One is most mapping. Plans are fail why.
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Interview experience
2
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Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. C++ is bad that java why?
  • Ans. 

    C++ and Java have different strengths and weaknesses, it's not accurate to say one is 'bad' compared to the other.

    • C++ is closer to the hardware and allows for more low-level programming, while Java is more platform-independent and easier to learn.

    • C++ gives more control over memory management, but this can lead to more bugs if not handled properly.

    • Java has automatic garbage collection, making memory management easier fo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why is google better than facebook?
  • Ans. 

    Google is better than Facebook due to its focus on search and information retrieval.

    • Google's primary focus is on search and information retrieval, while Facebook is more focused on social networking.

    • Google's search algorithm is more advanced and accurate compared to Facebook's search functionality.

    • Google offers a wide range of services beyond social networking, such as Google Maps, Gmail, and Google Drive.

    • Google has a ...

  • Answered by AI

Top Google Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Painter's Partition ProblemGiven an array/list of length ‘N’, where the array/list represents the boards and each element of the given array/list represents the length of each board. Some ‘K’ numbers of painters are available to paint these... read more
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Q1. Maximum Subarray SumGiven an array of numbers, find the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of the array. For example, given the array [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86], the maximum sum would be 137, since we would take elements 42, 14, -5, and ... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test on leetcode. easy/medium problem.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test on google docs. Question : Find the number of Lakes given a graph representation

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Design optimal query data structure that can query on key's and timestamp. Follow up : how can we implement more time series relavant feature, like searching in ranges of timestamps

Round 4 - Behavioral interview 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Work experience in previous companies
  • Ans. 

    I have 5 years of work experience in previous companies, primarily in developing web applications using Java and JavaScript.

    • Developed web applications using Java and JavaScript

    • Worked on database management and optimization

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for project delivery

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Time when there was a conflict with leadership
  • Ans. 

    I disagreed with leadership on project priorities, but we reached a compromise through open communication.

    • Clearly communicate concerns and reasons for disagreement

    • Listen to leadership's perspective and try to understand their reasoning

    • Work together to find a compromise that aligns with both parties' goals

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Google Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • Machine coding
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice leet code, Blind 75 question list.

Be prapered for the behaviourial / googliness round.

Top Google Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Find the maximum value given an array with numbers and you can jump to any number and the value is jump length multiplied by value at the location.
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Q1. Find Nth PrimeYou are given a number 'N'. Your task is to find Nth prime number. A prime number is a number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. Prime numbers have only two factors – 1 and the number itself. ... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed in Nov 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

DSA question.
You are given a N*N matrix with 0s and 1s. Find the longest contiguous line of 1s in any direction (vertical, horizontal, diagonal or anti-diagonal)

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Frontend question. Was shown a screenshot of google meet and asked to code html css for it.
Follow up questions were around improving accessibility and responsiveness.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For DSA, I messed up by coding the brute force solution initially. Instead you should verbally discuss brute force, explain time/space complexity and then suggest an optimised approach, and code that out first.

Try to tackle atleast one follow up. You won't get a hire call without that.

Top Google Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Find the maximum value given an array with numbers and you can jump to any number and the value is jump length multiplied by value at the location.
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Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Find Nth PrimeYou are given a number 'N'. Your task is to find Nth prime number. A prime number is a number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. Prime numbers have only two factors – 1 and the number itself. ... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Technical round 1 was heavy DSA focused

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Another DSA focused round

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Googliness questions
  • Q2. Puzzles asked from me
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. With the team lead
  • Q2. And my expectations from team
Round 5 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some dsa questions again
  • Q2. My work with the team

Senior Sdet Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Optimize an existing system. The system currently makes an API call and stores data in its memory. When it tries to serve a request from another component it refers to the memory location by searching the entire memory.
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design and Coding questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General People Management questions

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Q1. Which contactor connected first in star delta starter?
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Summer Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Abhishek Patil

posted on 17 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Who are you today
  • Ans. 

    I am a motivated and ambitious individual with a passion for learning and growth.

    • Motivated and ambitious

    • Passionate about learning and growth

    • Driven to succeed

    • Open to new challenges and experiences

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the nature of Google as a company?
  • Ans. 

    Google is a multinational technology company known for its search engine, advertising platform, and various other products and services.

    • Google is known for its innovative products and services such as Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube.

    • The company's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

    • Google's business model is primarily based on advertising revenue t...

  • Answered by AI

Summer Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. There are 8 bottles of milk out of which one bottle is poisoned. What will be the minimum number of persons required to find the poisoned bottle if the person dies within 24 hours of drinking the poison. You have only 24 hours.
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Google Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Google interview?
Google interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Google interview process are Coding Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Google 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 Recruitment, Python, Computer science, Networking and Analytical.
What are the top questions asked in Google interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Google interview -

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How long is the Google interview process?

The duration of Google interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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