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Four rounds, one No Hire on a graph problem, and that was the whole loop

eu_office_swe_throwaway·May 30, 2026·2 points

Software Engineer III·Onsite·2026

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got rejected by google once again

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silent_reader_throws·5 points

The hint-ignoring trap is real. I did the same thing on a DP problem — recognized it too late. The floor mentality at Google is brutal.

another_loop_survivor·10 points

Optimal beats working is such a Google-specific thing. At every other company I have interviewed at, working with a clear explanation was fine. Reapply in 6 months.

ml_eng_agree·9 points

"State the brute force, name the inefficiency, then optimize" — I am writing this on a sticky note. Thank you.