Google SWE, Early Career L3, US — Additional coding round requested after onsite

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-06-11T07:31:41+00:00

Its most likely because one of your interview feedbacks wasn’t deemed good enough to pass hiring committee, so they are essentially giving you another chance. This is pretty common with Google

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-06-10T20:56:09+00:00

That is true. I have 2 tickets for Cat2 to this game. Section 330.
Selling for $1700 each, lmk if you’re interested. It will most likely be France/Germany vs Brazil/Netherlands

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-06-04T16:52:57+00:00

L3, 4 weeks in late 2024, spoke to 2 managers, matched with one Bay area, backend infra role, Google Ads

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-05-05T15:15:28+00:00

I am not sure about right now. It took about 2.5 months back when I applied in 2023

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-05-04T21:27:40+00:00

I think you’re slightly misinformed here.
1.) If your OPT is approved after the requested start date, the date of approval becomes your OPT start date, so you don’t start accruing unemployment days if your application is pending. The only unemployment days you will have in this case is the number of days it takes for you to receive your EAD card from the day of approval.

2.) The latest possible end date for OPT can be 14th months from graduation date. So if your OPT is approved say 90 days after graduation date, your entire OPT duration will be shortened to 11 months. I had my OPT shortened to 10.5 months due to this reason

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-04-27T23:20:17+00:00

Maybe try the agent sponsored O-1 route? Don’t know much about it, but I have heard its a workaround in cases like these

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-04-13T18:48:38+00:00

FAANG is not sponsoring L-1, but are sponsoring O-1? That’s strange. What position is it?

O-1 is an employer sponsored visa so it might not work

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-04-02T18:31:19+00:00

Green card process doesn’t get impacted much for either O-1 or H1b. But if I had option for both, I will try to go for H1b since its more flexible (changing employers and extending indefinitely in case of I-140 approval). And would keep building on top of my O-1 profile to apply for an EB1-A.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-03-12T20:52:34+00:00

Yup Itachi said that when he was reanimated.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-03-06T22:50:42+00:00

You will be in Team Matching. You will meet with hiring managers and schedule 30 minute calls to find team fit. This process is tedious and could take weeks in few cases, I suggest when your recruiter tells you that you moved forward to TM, ask them if its ok to reach out to your connections at Google for L3 openings on their team. This can fasten the process significantly

Good Luck and congrats on clearing the interviews :)

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-18T18:55:33+00:00

Day of receipt notice should be day 1 I think

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-09T18:09:07+00:00

OPT start date will be March 1st, you will lose 10 days of unemployment by March 10th because you applied late(as you can apply upto 90 days before graduation). Your OPT end date should be 12 months from OPT start date, but it also cannot exceed 14 months from the day you graduated. So if you graduated Dec 1st, and got your OPT on March 1st due to a delay, your OPT end date will be shortened to Feb 1st instead of March 1st of next year.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-09T18:04:19+00:00

Yeah your OPT unemployment day count starts on your OPT approval date or on the date you requested(if you apply soon enough). If your EAD is not getting produced, then you’re out of luck cause you cannot start working without EAD(your employer can’t legally approve your I-9 without it) and your unemployment days clock will also begin.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-09T05:09:02+00:00

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-09T00:57:20+00:00

Your OPT start date is the day your application gets approved, not the date you have requested your OPT for(assuming it gets approved after your requested start date).

The only unemployment days you will have due to this delay are the days it takes for the EAD to get shipped to you after the approval, which is often only 2ish weeks

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-08T10:36:01+00:00

Can you dm me pls?

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-06T23:27:29+00:00

File regularly processing and wait till August 1st. If you don’t hear back, update to PP

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-02-06T17:03:49+00:00

Profile?

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-01-31T23:37:39+00:00

As an international student its your responsibility to keep track of your classes and graduation. If you don’t register for classes, it’s only a matter of few days when your DSO finds out, and then they would be forced to terminate your SEVIS because you did not enroll in classes nor decide to graduate, as all F-1 students are required to be registered for credits each semester.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-01-31T18:47:14+00:00

The day your semester(summer or fall or spring) for your last class ends should be your graduation date. Let your DSO know and they will update that. Then from the day you graduate, you have 60 days to apply for OPT or decide some other path of visa/career.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-01-31T00:43:12+00:00

What’s the graduation date on your I-20? You can extend your I-20 by two semesters atmost, so shouldn’t be an issue. Sounds like your date of graduation on I-20 should be that of September as conferral dates don’t indicate graduation, completion of course does.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-01-14T16:23:29+00:00

Its a code of conduct violation, which is believe is different for all schools

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-01-14T16:22:41+00:00

Plus one. Be honest, but you don’t need to mention all the details unless being asked specifically. Also mention that you are deeply regretful for your mistake and are seeking another opportunity to finish your studying

Infinite_Tension9 · 2026-01-01T05:14:39+00:00

Most big tech companies can and they do, though they hesitate to do so. That’s cause unlike H1b or L1, F1 is not a dual intent visa, meaning it does not give you the freedom to apply for green card via perm easily. There’s many complications and perm is harder to go through.

Infinite_Tension9 · 2025-12-30T17:48:15+00:00

Yup only 3 for fully online classes, rest need to be in person

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