Google L4 coding interview

Jul 29, 2020 18 Comments

I have a Google interview next month. Recruiter said that it is on L3/L4 track. All the rounds will be technical coding interviews. My interview performance will decide the level. I have been Leetcoding for some time now and will continue to do the same.

In the past, I have interned at Google so I have experience interviewing with them. Since, I will again have only coding interviews, I am wondering:

What are the specific axis or criterion they will be looking for in an L4? I have a month, and want to try my best to get L4. Is there anything specific I should focus on more?

Any pointers / suggestions / comments will be highly appreciated.

YoE: 1y
TC: 80K

#google #l4 #interview

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  • Google
    yQnA87

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    yQnA87
    Regardless of how you do, you’ll probably get L3 because Google likes down leveling people
    Jul 29, 2020 2
  • Yelp
    ICover9000

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    ICover9000
    I'm surprised you're being assessed for L4 with just 1 YOE

    In any case, generally with candidates with less than 5 YOE, they'll assess you for L3/L4. Which one you get is completely depends on your interview performance + recommendations by other Googlers you may have previously worked with.

    I believe the difference they look for between L3 and L4 is much beyond just how quickly you can come up with the optimal solution, but more emphasis on the effectiveness of your communication, how clean your code is, and higher expectations in expertise in the language you're using.

    Source: recently got L4 with 2.5 YOE
    Jul 29, 2020 6
  • Amazon
    cses

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    cses
    how were you able to interview with 1 yoe? I was told by recruiter that i couldn't interview right now because they're focusing on higher yoe
    Jul 29, 2020 5
    • OP
      Afaik, they were always handling the applications that started before the hiring slowdown. Not sure about new ones.
      Jul 30, 2020
    • Amazon
      cses

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      cses
      Got it, good luck. From what I've seen on blind about low yoe getting L4, you gotta really do well on the coding. Full explanation about why you chose specific logic and where the intuition comes from.
      Jul 30, 2020
  • Are you SWE at FB? Question comes from 80k of your current TC
    Jul 29, 2020 1