The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Google in Aug 2010
Interview
The guy from Chrome team called me up and asked me a bunch of general and coding questions. The guy was very friendly and explained what the team is up to (this happened at the end when he knew I probably wouldn't make it)
- Coding : addition of 2 big numbers (represented by 2 byte arrays)
- Pasted a function and asked to fix
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Addition of 2 big numbers (represented by 2 int arrays, assuming each integer can only be 0-9)
The interview was way more challenging than I anticipated, especially the technical rounds. I was thrown off by the depth of the DSA questions. One standout was a coding question about finding the median of two sorted arrays, which I recognized instantly — it was the same problem I had worked through on PracHub. The behavioral questions felt less intense, but the overall vibe was stressful. Ultimately, I didn’t receive an offer. It was a tough experience, but I'm grateful for what I learned along the way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given two sorted arrays of size m and n, find the median of the combined sorted array in O(log(min(m,n))) time.
The interviewer was very nice, one interviewer didn't show up so I rescheduled it. When I didn't come up with the best solution, the interveiwer was very patient and give me hint as many as possible
1 screening round + 3 onsite round
All rounds were focused on DSA that included topics like strings, linked list, heap and dynamic programming. Screening round had 2 questions on qualifying which I was eligible for onsite and Googliness rounds. The whole process took nearlying 2.5 months
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