31 write-ups · 98 questions
Every Google SDE 3 interview written up on the site: the rounds, the questions asked, how candidates prepared and whether they got the offer.
Worked out from the 31 Google SDE 3 write-ups on this site.
Bengaluru (4) · Bangalore (3) · Hyderabad (2) · USA (1) · Zurich (1)
I went through Google's interview process for a SWE-III role in India, completing a DSA screening, a Googliness screening, and two onsite DSA rounds, and I am currently...
I attended an offline interview for a Google SDE-3 role in Bangalore and was asked a matrix walk problem.
I had a first‑round technical phone interview with Google for a SWE III role in the USA; the interview focused on a stream deduplication coding problem and follow‑up...
I completed a 30‑minute hiring manager interview for a Software Engineer III (ML) role on Google’s Gemini Applications team in Bengaluru, discussing project experience...
it was a telephonic round
I participated in a phone screening interview for Google where I was presented with a challenging coding problem involving string manipulation and time calculations.
During my Google L5 coding interview in Bangalore, I was presented with a complex grid traversal problem that required finding the shortest path while maximizing...
I had a phone screen with Google for the L4 SWE III role in Zurich. The interview focused on a merge interval problem, similar to LeetCode #56, but with a unique twist....
I recently completed the first round for a SWE III ML position at Google in Bengaluru, which was a Data Structures & Algorithms coding interview....
I interviewed at Google for an L5 role in India but was rejected after the DSA rounds. Despite what I perceived as relatively easier questions, I struggled with...
I shared my Google SDE-3 interview experience, which included a screening round with an API concurrency problem and follow-up, followed by three Data Structures &...
I interviewed for an L5 Staff Software Engineer role at Google with over 8 years of experience. Despite passing the qualifying round and solving problems in subsequent...
I successfully interviewed for a Software Engineer L4 role at Google India, and after a 4-month process, I will be joining as SDE III....
I was asked to implement a class for a union of ranges during my Google L5 screening interview.
I interviewed for a SWE III ML - L4 role at Google in May 2025 and had a positive experience, moving to team match after completing a Phone Screen and several Onsite...
Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium · asked 2 times
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Across 31 Google SDE 3 interview experiences shared on Interview Experiences, the questions asked were mostly data structures & algorithms (73% of reported questions), behavioral (17% of reported questions), system design (9% of reported questions).
Candidates rated most Google SDE 3 questions as medium (57% of rated questions). Easy: 7%, Medium: 57%, Hard: 37%.
67% of the 9 candidates who reported their result received an offer. People who share their experience are not a random sample, so treat this as a rough guide.
Questions reported more than once include "Minimum Hand Raises on Piano".
The median candidate had 4 years of experience.
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