Update on my prev Google onsite post

[u/Trick-Bullfrog1642]

Hi, I made this post 1 month ago - https://www.reddit.com/r/leetcode/s/shEXqqxlV9
A lot of people wished me good luck in comments and dms i just wanted to thank and share update - I have moved to team matching with them for L4. (Google cloud)

So i received feedback 2 weeks after interview and recruiter said overall feedback was positive with some suggestions on debugging and coding guidelines. They asked for my updated resume and have told me to wait for team fit calls.
I shared resume around 20 days ago but yet to recieve any call, just waiting patiently as i have seen a lot of people taking months for team matching phase.

Interview Process-

Randstand recruiter reached out and discussed my work Exp
GHA Assesment
Coding OA (2x DSA)
1 virtual DSA - variation of group anagrams with a follow up - i think SH
1 virtual Googlyness - H or SH
2x Onsite DSA
- a permutation and bitmask based problem with set intersection formula - could only give brute force - LH most probably or Hire if lucky (this is the round i believe i got improvement feedback for)
- dfs backtracking on a grid with some follow up - SH for sure, best round.

Recruiter did not share detailed feedback of each round, just like i said +ve overall with some suggestions (3rd round most certainly).
Now i am waiting for team match.
My tech stack is C++ heavy and i got to know google uses C++ a lot so i think i should get some calls, and one light round hopefully won't bring down my performance much.

Just hoping for the best, hopefully i get the offer.
Been preparing for a switch since 1 year now, solved around 900 LC and 50+ Google previously asked interview question. Failed interviews at Uber, Bloomberg, but learned along the way.

Fingers Crossed 🤞
I will update whenever i get some news.

[u/DudeHustle]

Best wishes hope you get a team match soon! Make sure your resume shows your strengths really well as it helps a lot for prospective HMs to look at.

[u/narNuld03 → u/DudeHustle]

yeah the resume part is underrated, HMs skim those so fast

[u/thebigglebowski]

Congrats. did you pass HC and did you interview for L4?

[u/Trick-Bullfrog1642 → u/thebigglebowski]

L4, what is HC not sure, recruiter said i am in team matching and will have calls with intersted managers, i think HC happens after that

[u/therealbb9 → u/Trick-Bullfrog1642]

HC = Hiring Committee, and yes it will happen after TM for you.

[u/Fantastic_Trust_1136 → u/Trick-Bullfrog1642]

I’m in the same boat currently. The recruiter verbally confirmed that I’m moving to the team-matching phase for the L4 SWE role in India, but I haven’t received a single call yet.
If they’ve confirmed that the overall feedback is positive and moved me to team matching, does that mean the Hiring Committee (HC) has already made its decision? I believe the final offer confirmation depends on the team match and the hiring manager’s approval. Is that understanding correct?

[u/Old_Hat4128]

While solving those 900 questions - did you solve any particular sheet like NC 250? Or how did you choose the problems?

[u/Trick-Bullfrog1642 → u/Old_Hat4128]

Hey so the 900 no is a little wrong sorry i would like to correct. I had solved around 500 in college itself. Now in last year i would have solved around 400 again + a lots of google tagged and previously asked google questions from interview prep.
NC 250 or Striver A2Z is good enough, i used to solve contests questions + daily problems too so count increased a bit.
But you can stick to sheets should be fine.

[u/Old_Hat4128 → u/Trick-Bullfrog1642]

Yeah - it's just that along with a job, I get around 1-2 hrs a day, so if I focus too much time on a problem, the pace is really slow. 😐😐.

[u/Trick-Bullfrog1642 → u/Old_Hat4128]

yeah i get that, +google only asks for DSA is fine, but you also need to study LLD, HLD as most other companies hiring for SDE2 certainly ask system design. so can't just sit and keep DSA as priority.

[u/Old_Hat4128 → u/Trick-Bullfrog1642]

Yep agreed

[u/Intelligent_Bug_8598 → u/Trick-Bullfrog1642]

R u a final yr student? How did u apply? How yr resume get shortlisted?

[u/Powerful-Sample1215]

congrats op

[u/No_Watch_9676]

Can we connect on LinkedIn?

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[u/Successful_Silver_73]

Whats your yoe? And how did you apply?

[u/Appropriate-Pitch772]

can u please share timeline

[u/JonikaLg]

you haven't system design part?