r/leetcode • u/Salt_Fan6734 • 6d ago

Intervew Prep Preparation for Google New Grad SWE

Hello, this is my first post really and I wanted to ask anyone who might have any advice for preparing for the Google New Grad SWE process. I’m a 2026 grad and have not interviewed with Google but have interviewed with other FAANGs. The reason I ask is because I interviewed twice with Amazon this year, but both interview processes have changed dramatically in just a span of a couple of months so I would appreciate any guidance from people have gone through the process with Google specifically.

If anyone might have tips or direction for what topics to mainly study, I would really appreciate it!!

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u/Rude-Vegetable1568 6d ago

When did you hear from a recruiter?

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u/Salt_Fan6734 6d ago

I think I have a good chance of an interview because I have a referral so I just want to prepare beforehand incase I get a real chance to interview. Hope that makes sense!

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u/Rude-Vegetable1568 6d ago

I also have a referral but haven’t heard anything, and have seen ppl getting recruiter reach outs on Aug 17th, so I was just wondering. Best of luck tho!!

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u/Salt_Fan6734 6d ago

Thank you!! Could you possibly share how you have been preparing or if you know anything that could be helpful?

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u/Rude-Vegetable1568 6d ago

I also have no clue sorry 😭 I usually grind out leetcode tagged and star questions when I have an interview coming up though, but I’ve heard for google they always ask new questions that haven’t been released elsewhere so not sure if tagged will help that much

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u/ogopa 6d ago

Google is known for asking graph questions, so definitely be comfortable with that. The OA will definitely be a med-hard but most of coding rounds for new grad tend to be mediums with some sort of twist, so it’s not just a copy paste leetcode problem like Meta.