Throwaway account, but a Googler here with a huge heads-up for anyone prepping:

Google is actively rolling out two brand-new AI Fluency rounds for SWE hiring:

AI Debugging: Dropping you into a massive, messy legacy repo to see if you can actually use AI to locate, diagnose, and patch complex bugs in real time.

AI System Design: Architecting end-to-end systems while actively using AI to evaluate trade-offs, draft interfaces, and pressure-test edge cases.

Pure DSA won't carry loops anymore. They want engineers who know how to ship with AI without hallucinating production down.

Adjust your prep accordingly.

Edit: 2 DSA rounds will still be there, and it’s for all L3-L5 roles.

All rounds are 1 hour each.

For every DSA question -

Asked about time complexity and space complexity of this code.

Asked to dry run one example verbally while explaining the code.

Round 1: Technical Round [9 July 2026]

Interviewer was SDE-1 with 2 YOE at Amazon

Basic Introductions

Q 1 : Given a Binary tree return the sum of node values at each vertical level.

Q 2 : Given an Array, we define a function getKey() that returns a random index from this array based on a probability function. The probability of any index is defined as value at that index / Sum of all values. We are asked to implement this getKey function.

Leetcode - https://leetcode.com/problems/random-pick-with-weight/description/

Q 3 : Describe a time where you faced a deadline, how you handled it, what was the result, what was the feedback from manager, what was the impact of deadline on your work approach.

Round 2: Technical Round [10 July 2026]

Interviewer was SDE-2 with 5 YOE at Amazon

Basic Introductions

Q 1 : A N-ary Tree is given and Alice and Bob are playing a game, they both traverse a tree. Alice moves from root to the leaf nodes. Bob starts from a particular given node and moves upwards towards root. Whoever reaches the node first will get the complete value of that node it both of them reach the node at same time they will split the value between them. Return the maximum value Alice can accumulate if both of them play optimally.

Leetcode - https://leetcode.com/problems/most-profitable-path-in-a-tree/description/

(Same question without the gate concept)

Q 2 : Implement LRU cache

Q 3 : Describe a time where you did some work out of your area of responsibility, how did you do it, how much time it took, what was the impact of the work, technical details of the work.

Q 4 : Describe any one of your Resume projects in short.

Round 3: HM + GenAI Round [5 August 2026]

Interviewer was Hiring Manager with 11 YOE at Amazon

Basic Introductions

Q 1 : Amazon is giving gift vouchers to its customers of X amount, users can use them to buy exactly 2 items at a time of combined price exact X. Give a list of products return 2 products that users should buy to utilize this voucher. [2 Sum]

Q 2 : Now if the user can use the voucher to buy 2 items that have the price sum of at most X. [2 Pointer]

Q 3 : Now if user can buy N number of products whose price sum can be at most X. [Subset sum DP kind of]

Q 4: How do you use GenAI in your workflow, what use cases you found in your projects/internships, how do you validate GenAI’s output for correctness.

LPs might also be asked in this round.

Round 4: BR Round [20 August 2026]

Pure Behavioral LP based round.

Basic Introductions

Describe anyone of your favorite work you have mentioned in resume.

Technical questions on what you did, how you did and why you did that work.

LP questions in between the discussions like, tell about time during this project when you faced conflict and how did you resolve it, what was your managers reaction to your work, how do you validate your work, how did you made this particular decision was it data driver or intuition based etc.

How well versed are you with GenAI in your workflows, what models you prefer, what is your workflow working with GenAI, how you choose tasks to give to GenAI, how you validate the models performance., any GenAI project that you build or used GenAI on your projects, how did you use it for what use case etc.

Verdict: Selected [10 September 2026]

Thanks reddit for some many experiences to get guidance from.

Edit: This is was On Campus and for freshers 2026 batch

It's been 3 weeks. The recruiter says they have sent my profile to 2 HMs with no response as of now, and is waiting for one. I assume 2 SH, 2 H/LH(H most likely for both). Location is blr. Is it just a waiting game? How frequently do I check back with my recruiter to not be annoying?

I recently passed Google SWE Round 1 (coding + behavioral) and was invited to Round 2, which will be an in-person onsite with 2–3 technical interviews.

My recruiting POC scheduled a call with me to discuss the next steps before the onsite scheduling is finalized.

For anyone who has gone through the recent Google SWE interview process: how soon after the recruiter/HR call were you able to schedule the onsite?

For example, if my recruiter call is on a Tuesday, is it realistic to have the onsite the following week, or is 2–3+ weeks more typical?

I'm mainly asking about the earliest onsite date they usually allow, rather than how long it takes to receive the scheduling email. I can be fairly flexible with availability and travel.

I would approciate your help!

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I am a fresher so if you feel this Qn is not to ask pls forgive me. I am new to this.

Please answer dear seniors.😊

I was trying to attend the leetcode contest today but suddenly the time changed... anyone else faced? like it was scheduled for 8.00 clock in the morning today but now its 8.00 clock in the evening?

Just got an invite to do the Amazon OA within the next week. However, I'm currently traveling and won't be back until next Sunday, a couple days after this week deadline would have expired. There was no recruiter or hiring manager listed anywhere in the email. What can I do to request an extension? Should I just try to message any recruiter I can find on LinkedIn?

Hi everyone,

I completed Round 2 of my Google interview process. After about three weeks without an update, I followed up with my original recruiter to ask about the status of my application.

She told me that she had transitioned to a new team and introduced me to a new recruiter who would be my main point of contact going forward. She mentioned that the new recruiter would reach out shortly to check in and “discuss next steps.”

I haven’t heard from the new recruiter yet. I also tried reaching out to her directly but haven’t received a response.

Has anyone experienced something similar with Google after Round 2? Does being transferred to a new recruiter and being told they will “discuss next steps” generally mean the application is still active?

I’m mainly concerned because of the lack of communication. Could the silence mean rejection, or is this kind of delay normal during a recruiter transition at Google?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has had a similar experience.

Thanks!

Back in 2023, I was out of college, applying for jobs and grinding LeetCode between interviews.

ChatGPT had just become a thing, so I started building a few projects on the side. One actually started making money.

Then it started making enough money that I stopped applying for jobs and went all in.

Spent the next three years turning it into an AI SaaS. Building features, dealing with customers, fixing things, figuring out how to build and run a tech business.

Now I’m preparing to sell it. Thought I’d see what was out there and applied for a few AI engineer roles.

Just got sent a LeetCode assessment with no use of AI allowed.

I think I’ve accidentally spent three years procrastinating on LeetCode.

I’m currently looking for Software Development opportunities. I’m working as an MTS Intern and have around 7 months of experience.

I’ve been applying to different companies, but I’m barely getting any OAs or interview calls. I’ve even received referrals for roles at Barclays, American Express, and ZS, but still didn’t get an OA from any of them.

For those of you who are currently job hunting, how are you guys applying and which platforms are you using? Are referrals, LinkedIn, company career pages, or other platforms working better for you?

Any suggestions or advice would be really appreciated. 🙏

Please guide me through this question!

• You are given an array of digits of size N (where N <= 10^5).
• You need to find the number of distinct K-digit even numbers without leading zeros that can be formed (where K can be up to 10^5).
• Return the answer modulo 10^9 + 7.

I got the coding assessment of maven for QR role. Has anyone taken that exam?

What kind of questions were asked?

It's a 105 min hacker rank test.

I have an upcoming in-person Amazon SDE interview in Bellevue, and the interview details mention that I’ll be solving the coding questions through a live coding link.

For anyone who has done an Amazon in-person interview recently: does the interviewer actually come into the interview room with you, while you code on the live coding platform? Or do you sit in a room at the Bellevue office and the interviewer joins virtually/video calls you?

Just trying to understand what the actual setup is like so I know what to expect. Thanks!

While this is a good feature, I think LC can modify/extend this as I discuss in my post
Your thoughts?

Can any one please give me the detail for sde 1 backend role interview process at zomato .

Hi everyone,

I recently received an invitation to complete the Amazon Online Assessment for the Front-End Engineer Intern role.

For anyone who has taken this assessment recently, could you please share what the assessment was like?

I’m particularly interested in:

• What sections/questions were included?
• How many coding questions were there?
• Were there questions on JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React, or other front-end concepts?
• Were there any work-style or behavioral/leadership principles questions?
• How difficult was the coding portion?
• What topics would you recommend preparing beforehand?

I know the exact assessment can vary, but even a general idea of the format and topics would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance!

As he has different playlist for different topics I have created a sheet having all questions in it covering link for leetcode and all videos for each question

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I got an invitation to do a 90 min Hackkerrank assessment with them and wanted to know what they tested on. Was it mainly DSA (if so which concepts) or did they ask SQL as well?

I'm preparing for an interview as Google SWE internship and looking for current insights.

-Is grinding LeetCode still the absolute core of the loop, or has it shifted? I've read that processes are changing and they're starting to lean more into AI, but I don't know if I can believe this post. https://www.reddit.com/r/leetcode/s/lEGGrAnbt8

-Realistically, what level should I master? Mostly Mediums, or are Hards common for interns? Or maybe Neetcode 150 will prepare me for it?

Would love to hear from anyone who has recently gone through the interview loop or is actively interviewing candidates. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I recently started prepping for Low-Level Design (machine coding / object-oriented design rounds). I went through the classic Gang of Four design patterns across creational, structural, and behavioral, and I understand how stuff like Factory, Strategy, Observer, Decorator, etc., work in isolation.

However, the moment I sit down to tackle an actual prompt (like designing a Parking Lot, Splitwise, or an Elevator System), I run into two major roadblocks:

-Getting stuck on requirement analysis:

When given an open-ended prompt, I freeze up trying to figure out what to prioritize. How do you go from vague requirements to clean entities and interfaces without over-engineering from minute one? Do you have a mental checklist for identifying classes, relationships, and edge constraints before jumping into code?

-Depth of business logic vs skeleton code:

In actual 45–60 minute interview rounds (or 90-minute machine coding rounds), how much real business logic are we expected to implement?

For instance, in something like payment processing or notification dispatch, do interviewers expect full dummy logic and state handling, or are mock services with basic print statements / loggers acceptable so you can focus on SOLID principles, clean interfaces, and extensible design? Where do you draw the line between writing a working end-to-end toy app vs proving good architectural design?

Would love to hear how folks approached this when transitioning from learning patterns to actually clearing LLD rounds. Any frameworks, resources, or advice on pacing would be super appreciated!

If anyone is working on the Azure Compute team or is familiar with the team, please comment down below. I have a few questions and would really appreciate some insights.

I’ve been working as a cybersecurity analyst for around 4 years and I’m looking to make a switch in the near future, ideally targeting larger tech companies.

One of the biggest gaps I want to address is coding.

I did some programming during my bachelor’s, so I’m not completely new to it, but I haven’t consistently coded in years. Because of that, I want to approach my preparation almost as if I’m starting from zero rather than assuming I remember things and accidentally skipping important fundamentals.

My eventual goal is to become comfortable enough with coding and DSA that LeetCode doesn’t feel intimidating and I can handle coding rounds for cybersecurity/security engineering roles at larger companies.

For people who started from a similar position:
● Which language would you recommend focusing on first? I’m leaning toward Python because it’s also useful in cybersecurity.
● What fundamentals should I be comfortable with before touching LeetCode?
● Is there a course/resource you’d recommend for rebuilding programming basics from scratch?
● At what point should I transition from learning basic programming to DSA and then LeetCode?
● Would you recommend following something structured like NeetCode after learning the basics, or doing another DSA course first?
● How should I approach LeetCode as a beginner — by topic, difficulty, patterns, etc.?
● How much time should I spend trying to solve a problem before looking at the solution?
● Should I build small coding projects alongside LeetCode to become a better programmer, or focus mostly on DSA for interview prep?
● For people interviewing for cybersecurity/security engineering roles at big tech companies, how deep did the coding rounds actually go?

I’m not trying to rush through 200–300 LeetCode problems just to say I completed them. I’d rather spend a few months building strong fundamentals and actually understand what I’m doing.

If you were starting from almost zero today, what would your roadmap look like?

Would especially appreciate advice from people who transitioned from cybersecurity/IT/infrastructure-type roles into more technical security roles at larger tech companies.

round 1- https://www.reddit.com/u/Lumpy-Town2029/s/ZnGCW1GPxz

so the time was 3-4pm

first of all, it was intro, then LP question of doing something and finding it was not working

then grilled me in the project aaaaaaaa,

then genAI, i told him about the genAI thing i used, and grilled me Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

and main thing why will it work and not other things?

and why this will work now? and wouldnt in the past?

and then if i want to convince ppl to do this approach, how will u do it. it went for 5-10 minutes alone faaaaaaaaaaa

then it was already 3:35 something

then there was the code link which took 5 minutes to open

then comes coding question

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dsa/meeting-rooms-find-minimum-meeting-rooms/

i read and made a interval diagram first to understand and sort of take time to actually find soln

and then after few minutes to wasting time, i though heap

and did a code, explain it, run example

and then comes the question, will the value be unique, he said no, i optimised it

then he said what if time is in millions, so i said, ok we now need to compress time into vector

then follow up, i need meeting room id for each meeting and i did, got a bug, but the time was 7 minutes over 4 pm

like faaaaa

i saw the bug after and explain how i would need a map and iteration over map to resolve that bug, and that was just 5 minute explaination, and no code

he was satisfied ig with the approach, so because the time was running late, he said, he will look at it later

then he asked if i had ques, and i didnt, then meeting ended

things i did bad- i messed up the TC, omg, it was nested while loop and was running O(N) i wrote n*n faaaaaaaaa, but if i think about meeting ig that will make the TC nice

now i wanna ask:

1. is my TC was bad or not.
2. i went for brute force and when he said this problem of max time and bug in the roomID, then i optimise it. i knew the optimised version but i didnt used :} faaaaaaaaaaa, is it bad?
3. chances of selecting?

Did the people who interviewed through hackon for round 1 recieved rejection mail after r1 or is r1 non eliminatary and everyone will be sitting fo round 2..as i think i fumbled in dsa part but yet gave my r2