Phone Screening [12-08-2024]
Questions: I was given a formula with letters and parentheses and asked to remove all parentheses from the formula.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 1 [08-10-2024]
Questions: Graph problem involving a modified DFS approach.
Candidate's Approach
I messed up the first part of the code and ended up spending the entire time debugging it. As a result, I didn’t have enough time to tackle the follow-up questions.
Interviewer's Feedback
- Lean hire
Round 2 [09-10-2024]
Questions: This round involved a job submission and completion problem. The first question was a standard LeetCode medium-level problem, and the follow-up added an extra layer of prioritization.
Candidate's Approach
I solved the first question correctly with clean code and a dry run using a test case. For the second question, I didn’t finish the entire solution due to time constraints and skipped a few minor parts of the code, as suggested by the interviewer, to focus on the main logic.
Interviewer's Feedback
- Hire
Round 3 [10-10-2024]
Questions: This round was similar (not exactly the same) to Meeting Rooms II and Meeting Rooms III, focused on handling meeting room allocation with added constraints.
Candidate's Approach
I managed to solve both questions within 35 minutes, leaving us with extra time. We used that time to discuss alternative approaches and data structures, along with their pros and cons.
Interviewer's Feedback
- Hire
Round 4 [11-10-2024]: Googleyness
Questions: Behavioral interview with typical questions about my experience, teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
- Hire
Team Matching [15-10-2024]
Questions: The first 10 minutes were spent discussing my interests and experience. The next 10 minutes focused on explaining the team’s work. In the final 5-10 minutes, I had the opportunity to ask the hiring manager any questions.
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Final Feedback Summary:
- Round 1: Lean hire
- Round 2: Hire
- Round 3: Hire
- Round 4 (Googleyness): Hire
Compensation: Link to Compensation Discussion