Good
Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
Sliding window expected
They focus on:
Approach first
Merge Intervals
Follow-ups:
What if intervals are unsorted?
Can you reduce space?
Edge cases?
👉 They go deep into:
Edge cases
Code clarity
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Google (Hyderabad) in Aug 2025
Interview
online coding round, then two rounds of technical interviews based on DSA (where I was asked on graphs and dynamic programming) projects, and core concepts like CN, OOPS, DBMS. Interview process was smooth , timely based.
I applied online. I interviewed at Google in Jan 2026
Interview
just finished R1 (1coding, 1 bq) in 2026 Jan, and got the update within 24hr , but still in process waiting for R2 (two coding), it is a sde early career role
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
bq: how to make customer satisfaction rate increase (ex: 50% -80%)