Google interview notes, page 198 of 215

“Spent probably five minutes just staring at the problem trying to figure out if it was a tree or a proper DAG.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Google, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Classic connected components problem, BFS or DFS both work fine.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Google, Onsite - Coding / Algorithms round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“My first instinct was to just say no and list reasons why it's off-brand, which would've been a disaster.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Google, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I started by converting the number to a string and working backwards, which felt right, but then the negative sign threw me off and I fumbled around for a bit trying to handle it cleanly.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Google, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I had a decent story ready but fumbled the resolution part.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Google, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The trick here isn't picking the most impressive problem, it's picking one where the simplification is actually interesting.” The rest of the author's notes on Technical Program Manager interview at Google, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I jumped straight into features and the interviewer kind of just waited.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Google, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I knew the textbook definition cold but the 'layman's terms' part tripped me up.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Analyst interview at Google, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I started with the data model and probably spent too long there.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Google, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The shared-cost-after-meeting part is what tripped me up initially.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Google, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.