Software Engineering CareerJan 13, 2022
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G vs Fb onsite coding rounds
I’ll be having my G onsite soon. What is the diff from Fb coding rounds where I was directly asked to solve 2 questions? Shall I expect any behavioural/experience questions? If yes then how short should be my answers? Also what is the coding pattern? I usually do: 1) Clarify the problem 2) Put down assumptions/thoughts 3) Explain solution and state complexity 4) Scratch methods sequence (build graph, traverse, etc) 5) Implement 6) Dry run 7) Ready But sometimes I got interrupted and asked like in Bloomberg to actually run it immediately or defer complexity analysis after finishing a problem. May I ask interviewer to change the input from like array of arrays to a Map to save time building it? Any hints so I can save the on-site time?
G interviews tend to be more like discussions, be prepared to talk about trade offs, alternative solutions etc. and expect many follow ups. Try to complete as many follow ups as possible.
So discussions and expecting a complete solution for the 2 questions that are asked. Isn't that too much to do in 45 mins?