Google interview notes, page 199 of 215

“Felt easy at first and then I kind of rambled.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Google, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Felt like a broad question until I was actually in it.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Google, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I'd looked at a few of these apps as a user but never really broken down the operational model.” 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.

“This is a meaty question for a screening round.” 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 went straight to dynamic programming but kept second-guessing whether the problem allowed revisiting cells.” 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.

“My first reaction was confusion, like why is Google asking about valet parking.” 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.

“The chicken theme threw me for a second and I almost laughed, but it's really just 'are these two nodes connected in a directed graph.' I went with BFS from both nodes and checked for overlap in their ancestor/descendant sets.” 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.

“This is where I spent most of my mental energy and still felt shaky at the end.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist 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.

“Ran a bit long.” 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.

“I spent the first couple minutes just trying to figure out what the real constraints were.” 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.