Google L3 vs L4: Is interview performance all that matters?

Jan 6 11 Comments

From what I read here, it seems like interview performance in DS/Algo problems is all that matters between L3 and L4.

Does Google care at all about your YOE, your project leadership experience, mentorship, etc when considering L4?

YOE: 3, TC: 195

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TOP 11 Comments
  • OP
    Appreciate the comments, but could anyone from G give their view?
    Jan 6 5
  • YOE, handling ambiguity and communication as well
    Jan 6 0
  • Yes. But getting to optimal solution is a part of it. You should be excellent in Communication, Approaching the problem, Dissecting the ambiguity, Evaluating alternate approaches and reason why you choose to stick with one ( Say BFS vs DFS vs Union Find ) and Testing.

    Additionally, your Googlyness round must be fit for L4 which means Independent Individual Contributor ( Try to highlight those qualities in your stories )
    Jan 6 2
    • OP
      By ambiguity, are you referring to asking clarifying questions about the scope of the problem (meaning that the problem likely won't be framed like a direct LC question)?
      Jan 6
    • Yes, you won't have limits and no idea what assumptions you can make ( Like are they sorted or only lower case characters etc ). You need to write some sample test cases and clarify those. Basically think of all possibilities and disambiguate the statement
      Jan 6
  • Interview for 5, you'll get 4. Interview for 4 you'll get 3.
    I don't think YOE matters to individual interviewers but it does to the recruiter who sets you up for the right loop. Beyond that,handling ambiguity, how you structure your solution etc would come into play.
    Jan 6 0