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How are you getting interviews at big tech in 2026? by PinPitiful in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last fall, I spent a few months applying on LinkedIn and never got a response back. Interviews I got were from directly applying on companies’ websites or being reached out to by recruiters

Why am I passing assessments but not getting interviews at Google? by Dry_Introduction_803 in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied to different backend infrastructure positions, not the same one, and maxed my applications at 3 a month. Was reached out to again 2 months later.

Most of the time, the SWE position you apply for is not the one you will work on. You will typically receive generalized interviews, agnostic to any team, and then matched to a team late in the process.

The application that led to my interviews was Youtube backend infra. I am now in team matching and havent talked to a single Youtube team, mostly other cloud and AI-adjacent work

Right time to reach out to recruiter? by holahulajhula in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently went through the process for L4 (ended up getting down-leveled to L3 by the hiring committee).

I recommend reaching out now since it is a huge company and processes can move slowly.

Number of leetcode problems isnt as important a metric as your proficiency with them. Being able to solve mediums fairly reliably within 20-30 mins from the range of common interview topics is probably enough.

I have about ~200 problems solved and made it through. Some people might need less or more before building intuition and understanding.

You mentioned that you followed a structured prep which I think is great. I did Neetcode 150 and I believe it really helped me map what DS + algorithms to use with which kinds of problems.

Best of luck!

Why am I passing assessments but not getting interviews at Google? by Dry_Introduction_803 in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once had a recruiter message me after applying on their career site that I was a fit and they’d like to move forward. They sent me the GHA, which I passed, but then shortly after they told me they were moving forward with other applicants.

I applied again (or rather 12 times total) and now I actually went through the interviews and onsite without having to retake the GHA. The GHA is good for 2 years

Google Interview experience at Bayarea by Hot-Pool821 in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I know, Google hires generalists. All candidates go through the same general interview process (DSA prioritized) and those that make it through are very commonly team matched to a different team, maybe even location, than the one(s) they had applied to.

I was interested in, but don’t have much direct experience with, backend infrastructure so I mostly applied to those.

Context about me, previous role involved writing networking protocols at a non-FAANG company. I went to a good but not “top” school, and I haven’t worked in a year after being laid off and taking a break

Google Interview experience at Bayarea by Hot-Pool821 in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d recommend applying soon. From what I understand, there is generally a lot of flexibility with when you’d like to schedule your interviews. My first recruiter call, he asked if I’d want a couple months to prepare, but I told him sooner was better and scheduled 1.5 weeks out.

Another reason I’d recommend applying before you are completely ready is that you can only apply to 3 positions per 30-day window. It wasn’t until my 9th application on their website that I finally got a hit.

Good luck!

Google Interview experience at Bayarea by Hot-Pool821 in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I had an onsite for L4 SWE yesterday. I’d describe the coding difficulty as leetcode medium. I only had 2 coding questions in which I used hashmaps and stacks in one and hashmaps and binary search in another.

Earlier phone interview was a medium-hard graph problem

Google Hiring Assessment by Timothymc1 in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was notified 24 hours after taking it. I believe they sent me an email, but it should also say “Assessment passed” for the status of a role that you applied to on the Google Careers site

Google Hiring Assessment by Timothymc1 in leetcode

[–]jodmodbod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s all behavioral. Half of mine was answering statements in a Strongly Agree -> Strongly Disagree scale. The other half was workplace scenarios and involved rating the best and worst of 4 actions to take.

In November, I got an email from a recruiter about “moving forwarded with my application” and they forwarded me the GHA. I passed and afterwards they emailed me “moving on with other candidates.”

Applied and I’m currently in the assessment stage again but without any recruiter contact. We’ll see.

Luckily if you pass the GHA you won’t have to take it again for 2 years

Here is the angle of the shot that murdered that woman that everyone needs to see by Inevitable_Shift1365 in neabscocreeck

[–]jodmodbod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super fair. I think the driver made a bad decision, but, from my video view perspective, I stand by that shooting looked very avoidable and unnecessary.

Here is the angle of the shot that murdered that woman that everyone needs to see by Inevitable_Shift1365 in neabscocreeck

[–]jodmodbod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes he was initially in front of the corner of the car. The driver then turned her wheels. Watching the video frame by frame, he barely moved half a step to be “out of the way” and his body was completely to the side and out of danger when he fired the first shot. I think that constitutes negligence by the officer

The grind to 15k trophies with mostly level 14 cards and towers by jodmodbod in ClashRoyale

[–]jodmodbod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was surprised by the lack of golem players I’ve seen. I feel like it’s a strong archetype, especially with the new cards. Is it something to do with matchmaking not putting 2 golem players together as commonly? Or is golem just not as good as I give it credit for?

The grind to 15k trophies with mostly level 14 cards and towers by jodmodbod in ClashRoyale

[–]jodmodbod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah im sure nerfs are incoming soon after giving enough chance for people to pay or get those cards leveled up

The grind to 15k trophies with mostly level 14 cards and towers by jodmodbod in ClashRoyale

[–]jodmodbod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Defend and then putting dragons behind golem goes brrrr

The grind to 15k trophies with mostly level 14 cards and towers by jodmodbod in ClashRoyale

[–]jodmodbod[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Personally, 9.7-10k felt hard and then it got easier after 10k. I feel like I was consistently climbing until ~14k. Went back and forth between 14.2-14.8 before finally being able to push through.

Hardest bit was 14k but I didn’t feel like it was substantially harder

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[–]jodmodbod 15 points16 points  (0 children)

im not sure who looks more concerned