I haven’t been asked for additional interviews yet, but I was just curious! I had my on-site with google recently (L4) and my packet will be presented to the HC next Thursday! I did pretty well in all the on-site rounds and the recruiter told me that my feedback was very positive. Though the questions I asked were not easy at all, I might not have been tested on certain ‘important’ Data Structures. So, does the HC ask for additional interviews in such cases? Also, how often does a HC ask for additional interviews anyway?
If you did very well all arounds, you don't need to worry about. Additional interview is usually for mixed feedbacks and HC can't make consenus agreements about the level.
But, I have also heard that they more interviews were requested when they felt that they didn’t have enough ‘data points’ to arrive to a conclusion. I assumed that meant when the HC felts that interviewers didn’t cover all the areas!
Probably don't need to worry about additional rounds with very positive feedback. However, if you are close to L5, they might give you an option to take additional interviews for that level or else keep L4. Best of luck
What’s the difference in interview for L4 and L5? Just another round of system design?
I would think so
They sometimes bring in additional interviews just to calibrate the interviewers, and doesn't have anything to do with you. Just to keep in mind.
Hmmmm. However, those extra interviews are equally important for the decision making. Right?
No actually. If they are calibrating a reviewer, they discard their feedback when evaluating you. However, you should still treat this equally. The"dummy" interview may have already happened, making this one real.
I had additional rounds a year ago. There were 11 tounds total for L5. Huge fucking waste of time.
For junior folks, 10 to 20% of the time. More often for L6+
OP, what’s your update here?
Cleared Hiring Committee but downleveled from L4 to L3. Recruiter said that they aren’t hiring for L3 at the moment. They are prioritizing interns and recent grads for whatever low headcount that is available! Have asked me to wait indefinitely (HC approval is valid for 12 months) until something opens up, with no hope in sight!
Dang, that’s unfortunate to hear! Hope you had other offers to rely on? Did you interview for google in Bay Area? And if so, cloud? They seem to be hiring quite a bit, so I’d be surprised to hear they don’t have L3?
Can you tell us type of questions? At least we can get idea.
Hey, I am sorry but I take NDA seriously! But I can tell you that none of the questions were from Leetcode but doing LC definitely helped and I was able to draw connections! I was interviewed on TreeMaps, HashMaps, Priority Queue, Trie, Arrays, 2D Arrays, String manipulation and coordinate systems!
Awesome. I was looking for same. Can you tell me what is the good source to study coordinate system? I have never done it and can you please tell me your favorite sources of study? Websites and books?