!process Haven’t even scheduled Google

[solemn marten]

How many weeks u have?

If it’s at least 3 ur prob fine

[left raven]

I scheduled for end of april but at my current pace for NC I feel like I will burn out

I have like 30/150 solved

doing that and also full time

im not cracked currently, I struggle on most mediums

[left sky]

You got it bro, getting blacklisted for a temporary period isn’t a reason not to go thru with it. You don’t even know if you’ll get another proc in 6 months

Just dial in, you got it

[ebon fossil]

u can def do it by end of april for sure

[left sky]

Worst case it’s a learning experience and you come back harder

[left raven]

Definitely a lot of self doubt, I have never gotten a process from an actual tech company lol. Grinding this much in this amount of time is a lot haha

[astral lance]

Just do it

[left raven]

https://tenor.com/view/sweating-nervous-wreck-gif-12986085083782148824

[astral lance]

Worst case scenario you get invite next year

[ebon fossil]

it is but when u look back u will realize its worth it

[left sky]

Totally get it. It’s definitely tough balancing time with everything, but just try your hardest and full send it 🫡

[left raven]

Ty for the support guys

Trying my best D: its consuming my life

[left sky]

No kidding 😂😂

The ROI is huge regardless though, especially if this is your first big tech process

[left raven]

yeah, referral carried now I must do my part and lock in

[left sky]

Yep, worst case you come out 10x better at LeetCode and more comfortable with big tech interviews

[little verge]

If you fail you fail take it as a learning opportunity

You may never even get oa again for all you know

[solemn marten]

Would def do it

End of April u have to do like maybe 3 problems a day

If u grind on weekends u should be able to do it

I did all the NC150 in 4 weeks while also working full time (albeit it was actually 8 hours a day not any more)

Worst comes to worst u get big tech interview experience which is good

[left raven]

luckily i do jackshit at work but i cant watch NC videos. I am remote monday and friday so I do NC150 all day those days

and click for teams green status

[solemn marten]

I no lifed the weekends that also helped

Like 6 hours NC a day on the weekends

So if u have time for that ur lowkey chilling

[digital crest]

bro u just need to move faster

this is a life changing opportunity

if u have 2 entire free days + weekends to literally change ur life

and u can only manage to do 30 LC

u should be ashamed of urself

[solemn marten]

He might have started with the harder topics lol

30 dp/graph problems isn’t bad

[digital crest]

you still need to push urself harder

apply a lot more pressure on urself

just ask yourself this question

if you could spend the next 2 months to literally change your life

would you be satisfied with the effort that you gave at the end of those 2 months

[left raven]

bro no im not going to be ashamed I have a full time job a girlfriend and other commitments its not as simple as that.

Maybe in a vacuum or for yourself, but you also have to balance physical and mental health

I get what you're saying, I have had fluctuating days and I started NC150 like a few days ago aside from the few random days I did an easy a few months ago

[left raven]

To make it clear, I have only started doing this a few days ago. I recently got OA.

[left raven]

I did all easies first and doing mediums now. Tried to have a diverse approach to cover all prerequisite topics and now I have basics

[solemn marten]

It’s the cs discord server most people here don’t have any lives outside SWE lol I wouldn’t sweat it

[solemn marten]

Just try to do as many problems as u can don’t memorize learn the patterns

Use Gemini for mock interviews I would also recommend

Or whatever ai u like

[unique jungle]

focus ur studying on the following:

• arrays and hashing (9)

• 2 pointers (5)

• stack (6)

• binary search (7)

• sliding window (6)

• linked list (11), if u have time (optional)

• trees (15)

• tries (3), if u have time (optional)

• intervals (6), a few problems (not the entire thing)

• heap / priority queue (7)

• backtracking (10), some problems (do N queens and 3 of the mediums)

• graphs (13)

• 1D DP (12)

• 2D DP (11)

• for 1D/2D DP, watch decodingintuition's 2 youtube videos

• in total, u cut down from 150 problems to maybe 75-90 problems, esp if u choose not to do the optional ones

[left raven]

This is my current progress

[solemn marten]

Personally I would recommend not going by difficulty but go by topic

[left sky]

This. You don’t even need to do the 150, id rather nail down the concepts and the very important problems rather than do 150 for the hell if it

[solemn marten]

Like finish all two pointers and stacks

And then move on but idk

It’s at least what I did

[left sky]

How often does Google ask DP?

[solemn marten]

3/4 questions I got asked were DP

[left sky]

Holy shit wow

That’s brutal

[left raven]

Would you consider math and bit manip a bit more optional?

[unique jungle]

yeah, those r optional imo

[digital crest]

no

[unique jungle]

well like

[digital crest]

i got math

[unique jungle]

u will get 80% of the way there doing the focused list

if u have time, do bit manip and math

obv if u have the time do all of nc150

[digital crest]

"other commitments" -> literally just drop it for the next 2 months bro

landing google will allow you to pick those back up

[unique jungle]

but for intensive studying where u have a few weeks, focus on high priority topics

[unique jungle]

if only life was this simple

if only we could pause everything and exist in a vacuum

if only twin, if only

[solemn marten]

It’s luck based I’m ngl

[digital crest]

i would do NC 150

[unique jungle]

also imo math is literally just that, math

[digital crest]

i ended up getting a math question for mine

[solemn marten]

2 of my dp problems were bitwise lmao

[unique jungle]

u can take a look, it wasnt especially difficult, its more like applying a math eqn or a trick to the problem

bit manip is.. smth i still struggle w lol

but the bigger issue at hand which u need to learn is 1. familiarity with data structures and when to use them 2. how to approach thinking abt solving lc 3. understanding how constraints play into getting an optimal soln 4. putting steps 1-3 tgt

[digital crest]

just focus on getting the NC 150 done as fast and as thoroughly as possible

then you can do extra problems topic by topic

[unique jungle]

^ but slightly amended, focus on the important topics, then the fringe topics

[digital crest]

and look at LC discuss for recent google problems

[unique jungle]

dont do ts, google asks completely random lcs, just try to get 1. as much breadth as possible and 2. depth in the breadth

[digital crest]

NO NO

this is not true

[unique jungle]

whys that

[digital crest]

this is actually a myth

all 3 problems i received for google

were asked to recent candidates

and were found on a list online

a bunch of ppl i talked to

[unique jungle]

oh shit okay

[digital crest]

also found their questions from said lists

[unique jungle]

maybe google does repeat

[digital crest]

look at recent lists

[solemn marten]

Man I must have gotten hella unlucky

[digital crest]

for time sake

[solemn marten]

None of mine were on the LC discuss lists lol

[digital crest]

let me dm you a link

[solemn marten]

Google just has a big bank, but they do ask repeats

[digital crest]

maybe it's on the list i'm looking at

[left sky]

Unfortunately life doesn’t work like that for most of us 😂 I wish

[left sky]

Where’d ya find this stuff?

Tagged recent?

[digital crest]

idk my commitments are to parents, friends, and hobbies

i think my parents and friends would be perfectly fine with me dropping off the face of the earth to grind for 2 months

they'd still welcome me with open arms after 2 months to have a good time

[left sky]

I know what u mean though, this definitely should be a top priority and those you love should understand

[digital crest]

ye i also think it's important to push urself hard

it's one of the primary ways of just growing and evolving as a person

not trying ur best because you weren't able to make sacrifices isn't something I agree with

[digital crest]

someone linked it to me

found my questions there

[left sky]

Yea I can agree with this

[left sky]

Someone like your irl bros or did you just scour some forums and shit

[digital crest]

not an IRL bro

just someone who was also in google proc on discord

[left sky]

Okay thanks

[astral lance]

I got asked bit manip

But just know your basics

[astral lance]

Very unlikely you will get a repeat

[small pebble]

@left raven I feel like you should give some mock interviews that should definatley help you get some confidence. Just do some strategic grind and you can do it.

[solemn marten]

Did u pass into TM?

[digital crest]

https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6841172/google-l3-l4-question-compilation-from-d-vc4i/

[solemn marten]

Nvm LMAO

[left raven]

can you dm

[digital crest]

i just sent it bro

[digital crest]

^

[solemn marten]

Yea none of mine are from there

[digital crest]

i think u were prob particularly unlucky then

[solemn marten]

Wish I got those lol those are way easier than what I got 💀

[digital crest]

might be helpful to scour 1p3a

they might have recent google questions

[left sky]

June 2025 🤔

[solemn marten]

Idk man I think it’s just better to learn the concepts

[left sky]

Doesn’t hurt to review those ig

[digital crest]

i think learning the concepts are the minimum

but all 3 of mine were from LC discuss

[left sky]

I think you got mad unlucky ngl

[digital crest]

so if that's the case, i think it's prob worth doing LC discuss questions

[left sky]

Three DPs with bit manipulation is brutal

[solemn marten]

Wouldn’t surprise me

[astral lance]

Nc 150 best roi imho

[solemn marten]

It was only 2 dps with bit manip

The other dp was a “standard” 2d

[left sky]

That’s just so wicked

😂

[solemn marten]

Yea idk I got into TM so I must have done well enough but I was tweaking when I saw one of the bit manip dps lol

[crimson anvil]

indian interviewer?

[solemn marten]

Yes

[crimson anvil]

explains

[solemn marten]

All Indians actually

Except one

[crimson anvil]

PST time?

[left sky]

Wow you got to TM

[digital crest]

were they native or H1B?

[solemn marten]

And she gave me a binary search problem lmao

[solemn marten]

H1B 💀

[digital crest]

all?

damn

[solemn marten]

Yep

Yea all

[crimson anvil]

fuck im cooked

[left sky]

Did you get them all?

[left sky]

Dude all H1Bs explains so much

[small pebble]

@solemn marten did you get any team match calls?

[left sky]

The questions they be asking Indians in India are so crazy

[crimson anvil]

Is it gonna b indian interviewers if all my xwf recruiters r indian

[digital crest]

no

[small pebble]

no

[digital crest]

just complete RNG

[crimson anvil]

I hope i get john smith or something

[solemn marten]

I got optimal for all no hints except one bitwise dp

[left sky]

You’re cracked

[solemn marten]

That one I couldn’t finish in time because it was a 2nd problem and I spent 25 minutes on the first lol

[crimson anvil]

This was before whiteboarding in person rounds were a thing right

[solemn marten]

No 😭

May start too so it may be over

[small pebble]

What is your joining

[small pebble]

Ohh okay

[unique jungle]

yeah... the competition there is much higher and among 1.5 billion folks theres a high likelihood of a few geniuses, so the screening criteria is that much higher too lmao

[solemn marten]

I did it in December

[crimson anvil]

Was rd2 remote for you? Mine is gonna be in person in east coast

[solemn marten]

Nah in person Bay

[astral lance]

Nah dw most people get tm

You should be good

[small pebble]

@astral lance till what point is TM going to go on?

[solemn marten]

I don’t have any FAANG prevs or anything

[astral lance]

Idk

[solemn marten]

Just standard F500s

[astral lance]

It goes on year round

[crimson anvil]

yoe?

[astral lance]

Should be fine

[solemn marten]

New grad I grad April

[small pebble]

Do you think there will be headcount in June? also does PA actually happen?

[astral lance]

I mean out of your control rn you have done all you could

[astral lance]

Yeah I got pa matched

[solemn marten]

Have 15 months of internship/coop experience tho

[astral lance]

No idea but they are hiring rn

[solemn marten]

So I’m hoping that carries

[left raven]

I agree. I put a lot of effort into the things i do. But full time and relationship means i have to budget time. Can’t make sacrifices in relationship for 2 months, too taxing

But i am trying with my situation

[crimson anvil]

Tell ur gf does she want more shopping or less shopping

[small pebble]

Do you have any tips to fill out the gmatch form

[solemn marten]

Yea I’m hoping 🙏 thanks for the confidence lol

[left sky]

🤣🤣🤣

Does she want the birkin?

[small pebble]

Hey man from what I have heard when you are around 1 moth from start date you start getting calls

[solemn marten]

Yea just worried cus some may people already have gotten calls

Although some still haven’t

[left sky]

I mean if they have your packet and saw the questions you had to solve idk how they ain’t picking you up

It’s only a matter of time

I’m sure you’ll be alright

[solemn marten]

My experience is more backend Java and most people have gotten C++ calls so I’m just hoping Java teams are slow or smth

[astral lance]

Put c++ top if you can

[solemn marten]

I have like no C++ experience tho other than projects

[left sky]

Is there an HM round?

[astral lance]

Also during tm I think they look at your interview performance

[solemn marten]

Like all my experience is Java mostly 😔

[small pebble]

even if you just know c++ like working level with no projects and no working experience?

[light jetty]

But wouldn’t that screw you up during the tm calls if you only have classwork experience.

[astral lance]

Why would it

[light jetty]

Like didn’t used it in professional settings.

[left sky]

I mean he’s still in college

[solemn marten]

Just curious on this recommendation is it cus most teams are C++ or most desirable teams are C++?

[light jetty]

Like myself only used it when learning data structures (like 2 years ago) in school

[astral lance]

Most teams are c++ I feel

[solemn marten]

Damn

I put it as an additional language but I may change it then

Idk lol

[astral lance]

I mean every college teaches you c++

[astral lance]

Yeah change it

[small pebble]

Will they ask C++ in the interviews then?

[unique jungle]

just dedicate a few hrs/day consistently to prepping lc. even if goog flops, that knowledge will carry forward to other procs. balancing time between personal, professional, and lc commitments is a skill, and i think youll do just fine lmao

[light jetty]

You get to choose the language you want to use for the coding ones, r1 and 2. Dk about team matching ones.

[small pebble]

yes ik that

[astral lance]

Yes this

I did this for meta and it payed off for goog

[light jetty]

Honestly what you learned is always yours.

Can’t really see the downside. It’s just commitment and courage.

[left raven]

Okay lock in time. I appreciate the good advice and encouragement y'all.

Glad to see dooming is discouraged here

Time to try my best, maybe my outlook will improve if I fix my sleep schedule

[unique jungle]

ts server is filled w doomers and other shitty folks, it gets called out as needed. gl w everything dude, just try to be consistent. i feel ur pressure, but the knowledge u gain regardless of outcome will only help u

[copper frost]

i did this for google and it payed off for meta lmao

[thin glade]

I got the mail for r1 2 days ago still havent gotten the availability survey we are in the same boat

I emailed the candidate support they said i should recieve the availability and nda shortly

[left raven]

I just did NDA and availability

My first NDA ever big leagues

[thin glade]

Lessgo did u just get the email?

Or did u just check portal?

[unique jungle]

not to ruin ur thunder, but ndas for intvs r p common practice at big tech

[left raven]

I got it yesterday I think. My xwf recruiter is fast

[unique jungle]

but yes!! big leagues

[left raven]

I know haha thats why im saying big leagues

I have never had to do an nda because I have never interviewed at a difficulty company lol

[unique jungle]

lmaoo real

i was surprised to get an nda for roblox intvs

and same for goog intvs

[left raven]

my current role was literally just behavioral, I interviewed at paycom too but dropped because they suck

easy technical

[empty birch]

@left raven 1 year cooldown

not 6 months

[left raven]

fr?

[empty birch]

yes

[left raven]

And its from last interview? So if I applied in september and were to fail in April/May, that means I'd miss out on fall application and effectively have to wait until next next cycle

[solemn marten]

Isn’t that for R2?

I thought R1 cooldown was 6 months

I may be wrong tho