Google AE intern 2024 Interview experience

Interview Call :-

In the last week of November, I received an email and a call from a Google recruiter regarding an interview for the Google AE summer intern program. I had submitted this form in September with a referral.

1st Round :-
It lasted about 15–20 minutes. The questions were basic and focused on my resume, covering topics such as projects, achievements, and competitive programming.

It went between average and good.

After one day, I received a call informing me that I had successfully cleared the first round.

2nd Round :-
The second round lasted for a strict 45 minutes. I had to articulate the approach and code within that time frame on a Google doc. It can get messy to code in docs, so having practice with it is beneficial. The question posed to me involved BFS. I explained the approach and successfully coded it in 40 minutes. Following that, a follow-up question on dynamic programming was presented. I outlined the approach, and the interviewer was satisfied. The interview concluded after that.

It went average.

On the same evening, I received a call confirming that I had successfully cleared this round as well. The last round, focusing on system design, was scheduled for 1 or 2 days later. I believe it took place on December 7th, though I can’t recall exactly.

Round 3 :- System design round
At that time, I had little knowledge of system design, so I consulted seniors and utilized resources like Gaurav Sen’s playlist, Striver’s sheet, and practiced around 10–15 questions. During the interview, I was tasked with designing a system for car warehouses. Initially, it followed the typical system design format, but unexpectedly, the focus shifted to database design. I was asked to create tables and write queries for this aspect of the system

I made it and he asked me to optimise it and write 2–3 SQL queries.

I wrote it. It was too in Google docs.

After the interview I pasted the same question on Google and found the same tables which I made.

I was very happy but I noticed that he wasn’t satisfied during the interview.

It went average.

After 2 months I got a call from the recruiter saying I am not selected for the internship.