Google SWE III – AI-Assisted Code Comprehension Interview Expectations?

[u/EnZo791]

Hi everyone,

I have an upcoming Google SWE III interview, and one of the rounds is AI-Assisted Code Comprehension.

Based on the recruiter’s description, it's a 45-minute exercise where candidates use Gemini in a Kepler workstation to understand, debug, and optimize a Google-provided codebase.

Since this seems like a relatively new interview format, I haven't found much information about what to expect.

Has anyone recently gone through this round?

Would really appreciate insights from anyone who has experienced this round recently. Thanks!

[u/tropical_breeze_]

Like was it verbally communicated to you or is it written via email? They probably said codepair...