one hour coding exam with 2 questions, trees or graphs and arrays of high difficulty. I could not solve either questions or come up with an idea for them also
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Apr 2026
Interview
Stage 1 includes one behavioral interview and one technical interview. Stage 2 consists of an in-person interview with two technical rounds, focusing on deeper problem-solving, coding ability, system design concepts, and overall technical expertise.
DSA tree and graph question and then array/hashing. Was able to breeze through array one had slight difficult for tree and graph question but the interviewer provided a crucial hint. All was good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How are you doing today and talk about your projects.
The interview process was 2 technical interview rounds. Each interview is one problem that the interviewer selects from question base. You are expected to code up solution and then answer a follow up from interviewer.
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