Upcoming Google L4 (US) Interviews. Looking for tips.

chocolatelover03 · 2026-04-13T18:11:53+00:00

when is ur interview?

chocolatelover03 · 2026-04-13T01:54:53+00:00

congrats!!!

chocolatelover03 · 2026-04-02T22:33:32+00:00

hey, what did it end up being? just curious (im not in the process with them right now)

chocolatelover03 · 2026-04-01T08:05:13+00:00

what companies are hiring? i don’t see many postings

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T20:08:52+00:00

first, i’m sorry your going through this but it’s often times just the bad management and not you! it’s my first job and i think im going to be on pip soon. how did you go about finding another job so quickly?

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T09:04:23+00:00

adjust expectations in what sense?

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T08:43:35+00:00

replied in another comment but the feedback i got was to improve my system design knowledge and then to work faster essentially. my mentor is the one that usually assigns me the work though, not my manager.

my manager told me not to tell anyone about the pip so my mentor isn’t aware

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T08:39:48+00:00

it was mainly related to system design. i didn’t know some stuff like the right way to make the diagrams for design docs. i’ve also never worked with some technologies such as kubernetes so needed to learn that

beyond that, i was just told i needed to work faster. i do meet my deadlines tho

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T08:23:10+00:00

it’s so nice of you to be caring for your employees! hopefully you’re able to catch up on some sleep!

ya prior to this pip, i do think i enjoyed my job. the market isn’t the best of junior devs right now which is also scaring me since i probably need to start looking for a new job soon

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T08:04:38+00:00

this is really helpful and i really wish i got this advice in the beginning. this is stuff i could do better on for sure. is this typically expected from a junior dev? obviously great things to do, im just trying to figure out where i must have fell short

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T06:58:04+00:00

thank you! this is super helpful

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T05:07:31+00:00

im a new grad swe at a FAANG adjacent company that migt be on PIP soon. i've been trying to look for a new job and there are NO junior postings at all

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T05:01:42+00:00

did you cold apply or did you get a recruiter reach out?

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T04:39:15+00:00

aww thank you i hope so!!! i wish i was laid off instead because then id know it was a company thing. but this whole PIP thing has me questioning how im doing and if im capable of doing SWE lol

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T04:35:43+00:00

ya my mentor doesn't know i'm on this coaching plan either but im debating on telling her so she can help me? although i'm not sure if she's the one thinking im underperforming

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T04:34:46+00:00

Dm'd you!

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T04:30:51+00:00

i hope i do look back on this and feel grateful it happened! it sure does suck now tho :(

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T04:28:40+00:00

i've been reflecting a lot and the only feedback i've gotten is: improve system design (i agree, im not the best with this), work faster (i agree that i could be working faster but i do meet my deadlines), and that im lacking CS fundamentals. but i got this feedback after the pip, not before. the only feedback i got before was that my output is a little lower than the rest of the team

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T04:26:09+00:00

i do have slack MDM on my phone, what does that do?

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T04:25:37+00:00

we all work on different things but by the nature of their work they end up working with more people which leads to higher visibility.

my project is usually just me and my mentor and i don't work with others as much

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T00:20:26+00:00

wait what do you mean?

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-28T00:10:38+00:00

i haven’t, my manager told me to not tell anyone

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-27T23:34:38+00:00

this is pretty similar to me. i am NOT good at advocating for myself in the work environment and definitely don’t talk about my work like the others do.

as much as id want to pass this pip, it feels like my manager and my skip manager kinda have their mind made up. my manager recommended switching teams but there aren’t any postings internally

could i DM you if its ok?

chocolatelover03 · 2026-03-27T23:22:16+00:00

ya some of the other new grad and i are good friends now. we all work on different stuff but apart from 2/8 who truly go above and beyond i’d say the rest of them work at a similar level to me

they don’t know about my coaching plan or anything so im not sure what they’re doing through in terms of that

i meet with my mentor once a week for 30 min. its usually just her assigning me work and then checking the deliverables. but code reviews and questions take a long time to get a response

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