Google Software Engineer interview experience

After the initial steps, I hit three main technical/people-focused components: multiple rounds of coding (each centered on LeetCode-style problems), followed by a system design interview, and then a behavioral round. The rhythm was straightforward—one major checkpoint into the next—so the process felt coherent even though it was intense.

The coding rounds didn’t feel like gimmicks. Each time, I was trying to get to a working solution while also being ready for follow-ups that extended the problem instead of stopping at the first accepted approach. The behavioral questions were more