Are Google coding interviews easier for L3?
Apr 16
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Title says it all.
Are coding interviews especially for new grads easier compared to L4, L5 and L6 levels at Google?
#engineering #software #swe
Title says it all.
Are coding interviews especially for new grads easier compared to L4, L5 and L6 levels at Google?
#engineering #software #swe
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I give some stub code for L3’s and don’t give any for L4+.
I leave much more ambiguity for higher levels. Certain clarifying questions asked by candidates are essentially instant strong hires since they are so rare.
Yeah, the easiest way to get L4 is to interview for L5.
In general, using the same question for multiple levels is discouraged since for L4+ we like to see candidates propose multiple solutions and discuss tradeoffs (so, we would use questions with multiple possible answers). L4+ code requirements are much higher (Clean, well designed, testable somehow),. and there are expectations you will ask good clarifying questions without being prompted.
For L5+, you get away with almost nothing when it comes to your coding, structure, handling of corner cases, testability, and so on, in addition to having a design interview.