Cracking Google's Software Engineer Interview: Tackling the Longest Substring Challenge

Google | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

Interview Date: Not specified
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Interview Process

I had a coding and behavioral interview for Google as a software engineer. The interview lasted about 30 minutes. The interviewer was friendly and guided me through the coding problems. After solving the coding question, the interviewer asked behavioral questions about my past projects and experiences. Overall, I felt the interview went well, although I was a bit nervous at the beginning. I appreciated the interviewer’s approach and found the experience to be quite engaging.

Technical Questions

  1. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters (Sliding Window, Hash Table)

Tips & Insights

Be prepared to explain your thought process clearly and engage with the interviewer during the coding problems.