companies/google•26d ago•faang_or_bust_anonGoogle L4 Onsite: thought R3 went excellent — recruiter said edge cases cost meOnsite6000ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•12d ago•sea_swe_anonThree Strong Hires, made it to team matching, then the HC said no📌 RedditFinal Round4120ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•41d ago•throwaway_swe_loopAsk HN: Is the Job Market Actually Bad? (138 upvotes)Resume Screen6500ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•144d ago•staff_eng_lurkerStaff Engineer Interview: I Failed at Google, Meta, and Netflix. Then I Understood the Pattern.Onsite7000ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•150d ago•anon_new_grad_24Unemployed almost a year after graduating MIT — I just need to release these thoughtsResume Screen6250ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•18d ago•one_sentence_feedbackGoogle gave me one sentence of feedback. It took four more interviews to understand what it actually meant.Onsite530ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•18d ago•team_match_void_anonStrong interview feedback, then two months of silence in team matching — then nothingFinal Round520ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•17d ago•embed_test_anonGot strong hire on all rounds, HC rejected me anyway — Google loop post-mortem📌 RedditOnsite470ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•18d ago•portfolio_no_storyI walked through my portfolio for 40 minutes and still couldn't answer "why did you make that decision"Onsite330ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•13d ago•googlyness_rejectNo working code on the graph round, and communication flagged in Googlyness📌 RedditOnsite280ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•13d ago•l4_graph_failOvercomplicated a two-pointer problem and ignored the hint📌 RedditOnsite250ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•13d ago•ml_domain_anonAced the DSA rounds, then answered ML questions like an engineer instead of a product person📌 RedditOnsite130ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•13d ago•intern_ats_anonGot the personalized "you passed our screen" email — then rejected on an eligibility rule📌 RedditResume Screen120ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•18d ago•loop_112days_anon112 days from application to rejection — one edge case I missed ended the whole loopOnsite100ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
companies/google•13d ago•eu_office_swe_throwawayFour rounds, one No Hire on a graph problem, and that was the whole loop📌 RedditOnsite20ShareBeen thereI feel thisYou're not aloneSame here
