Round 1: Phone Screening
Questions: [https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-question/6038441/Google-or-L4-or-Phonescreen]
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
HR told me I need to brush up more on DSA and coding skills.
Round 2: Onsite 1
Questions: [https://leetcode.com/problems/burst-balloons/description/]
- Experience: I solved the problem but missed one edge case. The interviewer kindly pointed it out. I took a lot of time dry-running my code, which left less time for follow-ups. Despite that, the interviewer asked three follow-ups, which I coded up quickly and tested.
- Verdict: Positive
- Self-Rating: Hire / Strong Hire
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 3: Onsite 2
Questions: [https://leetcode.com/problems/substring-with-concatenation-of-all-words/description/]
- Experience: This was my best round. I coded the solution in under 10 minutes and handled two follow-ups by modifying the initial code. We wrapped up within 30 minutes. Unfortunately, the interviewer seemed uninterested, possibly multitasking, so I had to speak continuously to keep them engaged.
- Verdict: Positive
- Self-Rating: Strong Hire
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 4: Onsite 3
Questions: [https://leetcode.com/problems/moving-average-from-data-stream/description/]
- Experience: This was my worst round. I misunderstood the question and spent nearly 30 minutes pursuing the wrong approach. The interviewer re-explained the problem using better examples, and with some hints, I managed to code the solution in 10 minutes. I also solved one follow-up in the last 5 minutes.
- Verdict: Positive
- Self-Rating: Lean Hire
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.
Round 5: Onsite 4 (Behavioral - GNL)
Questions:
- Preparation: I followed the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to structure my answers. Practiced for two days using this list of behavioral questions. Fortunately, all the questions asked were ones I had prepared for.
- Verdict: Positive
- Self-Rating: Hire / Strong Hire
Candidate's Approach
No approach provided.
Interviewer's Feedback
No feedback provided.