Google interview notes, page 4 of 215

“The second part of this question tripped me up more than the first.” The rest of the author's notes on Technical Program 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 started with total US population, carved out the millennial age bracket, then tried to apply a homeownership rate.” The rest of the author's notes on Business 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 spent the first minute or two trying to figure out who the user actually is, kid versus parent versus both, because that completely changes the form factor and the controls.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer 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.

“Felt like a warmup question but I still fumbled it a bit.” 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 had a story ready for this but it felt thin once I started telling it.” 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.

“This one made me realize I jumped straight to 'fix the bug' mode instead of thinking about the customer impact loop first.” 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.

“Spent the first couple minutes just making sure I understood what 'analyze' meant here because that word can mean a lot of things.” 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.

“Blanked for a second because I kept waiting for the real question.” 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 trick was that the diameter doesn't have to pass through the root, which I almost forgot until I started drawing it out.” 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 an answer ready but halfway through I realized I was making myself sound way too right and the other person way too wrong.” 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.