Cracking Google's Software Engineer Interview: Coding Challenges & Behavioral Insights

Google | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

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Interview Process

I had a coding and behavioral interview with Google for the Software Engineer position. The interview was split into two main parts. First, I was asked a few behavioral questions to understand my background and working style. After the behavioral questions, I moved on to the coding part, where I was given a coding challenge that required implementing a function to solve a specific problem. Overall, the interview lasted about 28 minutes.

Technical Questions

  1. Robot Grid Distance Challenge (BFS, Graph)
  2. Arithmetic Expression Simplification (Recursion, Mathematics)
  3. Tree Distance Sum Problem (DFS, Tree)

Tips & Insights

I felt the interview went quite well, and I received positive feedback from the interviewer.