Tech IndustryAug 15, 2018
MicrosoftD Schrute

Google SWE-SRE interview

I have a phone screen scheduled for Google's SWE-SRE interview. HR asked me to pick a location between Dublin and Zurich. I'm interested in moving to Europe. I have the following questions: 1. Are the interviews equally tough at both locations? I would be leaning towards Zurich, but in the past I've heard that Zurich has a lot of topcoders and the interviews are tougher as compared to other locations. How far is this true ? 2. With two weeks left for the phone screen, what's the best way to prepare ? I was thinking I would target Leetcode mediums alone, around 4 questions a day and thus get 70-75 questions by the interview day. Would you suggest doing Leetcode Hard questions as well ? On an unrelated note, I've also seen a couple of openings in Google, Stockholm. Most of the engineers there seem to be natives of Sweden so I was thinking if it was easier (relatively) to interview there ? Any other tips would be super helpful :) Yoe: 5 Tc: 170k

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Painkiller Aug 15, 2018

Depends on the base.

Microsoft D Schrute OP Aug 15, 2018

I don't follow

Google aeonium Aug 15, 2018

Zurich. Dublin comp is significantly lower

Microsoft D Schrute OP Aug 15, 2018

What about the level of interviews ? Is Zurich tougher ?