I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (Waterloo, ON) in Apr 2026
Interview
Contacted by recruiter and after recruiter call and asked to apply to this role, I applied and interviewed for the l5 level, I had to take 3 interviews,
coding, system design, GL & Leadership
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
for coding one of the general medium leetcode questions, system design was more domain specific
After clearing all the interviews in 2 months, here comes the team match. Where no one ever knows when they gonna get a team match call. Even if you get the TM call next comes the HC again no one knows why they reject.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding questions from Leetcode google tagged but deep dived into it based on the level.
The interview lasted about a day, with 5 different interviewers. For each section, the technical questions took most of the part. They also showed me their office in Toronto, which was nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most difficult problem you solved during your last job?
it was difficult. lengthy dsa questions. design was ok. needs nice preperation. googlyness also needs preperation. it was difficult. lengthy dsa questions. design was ok. needs nice preperation. googlyness also needs preperation.
