Google L5 coding

Apr 13 14 Comments

Did anyone do Google L5 onsite recently? I’ve done the standard DS&A prep and solved about 100 LC problems, feeling fairly confident since I can solve most mediums without help.

What else can I do to better prepare? My interview is in 2 weeks.

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  • Google / Eng
    ImNotHuman

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    ImNotHuman
    > I can solve most mediums without help. What else can I do to better prepare?

    Solve most hards without help.
    Apr 13 7
    • OP
      How many questions are expected to be answered in each round?
      Apr 13
    • Google / Eng
      ImNotHuman

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      ImNotHuman
      By round, do you mean one 45min interview, or the full day loop?

      45min interview: it depends, but I tend to favor a single tougher question for L5s to get a better signal on design skills/approach, and multipart problems for L3/4 that give better coding/efficacy signals (Q1 sets up a simplified problem, Q2 adds a constraint and Q3 asks for some complex functionality off of what was built in Q1/2). Some people might do multipart problems for L5s too, but they'll probably still feel like one big problem for the most part. YMMV, questions asked during Google interviews are notoriously inconsistent.

      Full day loop: I think that might be changing soon, but for L5s, it used to be: 1 ~behavioral, 1 Design, 3 coding.
      Apr 13
  • Google
    d-ll-b

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    How are things going at DD? I was think of applying to some roles
    Apr 13 5
    • OP
      How many questions are asked in each coding round?
      Apr 13
    • Google
      d-ll-b

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      d-ll-b
      We don’t have a set number. Some interviewers pick a hard question with multiple sub questions that stack on to probe the candidate, some may have 3 questions of increasing difficulty in mind and see how far you go. Either way it’s not like you have to solve all the questions to be considered, we are trained to look for signals that show that the candidate will succeed at google and look at all the interview results holistically (the HC does that)
      Apr 13