Google Software Engineer interview experience

It started with behavioral, then moved hard into coding and deeper technical skills that felt very LeetCode-driven. The questions were described as challenging, even “hard” and “very hard,” but the overall vibe was that if I’d been prepared for that style, I would have had a better shot.

In particular, the difficulty level made it clear that it wasn’t enough to brush up on surface-level patterns. I felt the biggest gap was around tougher problem categories, especially dynamic programming. One of my takeaways was that the interviews effectively tested whether I could handle DP-style