Google offer after 5 rounds

Hack2hire Community · 2026-06-15T12:00:00.033Z

Google offer after 5 rounds Result: Offer Number of Rounds: 5 Phone screen was the expression evaluation problem. Parse nested expressions like add(2, mul(2, pow(4,5))). Stack-based parsing. Got it without hints. Onsite was 4 rounds. Two coding rounds: matrix connectivity (BFS connecting left column to right column of a matrix) and a domain scoring problem using hashmaps. Both went okay. The domain scoring interviewer was collaborative and guided me toward the optimal solution. System design was...

arjunmehta022d ago

Google offer after 5 rounds

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Replies (3)

oliviabrown082d ago

The hint on domain scoring. Does that tank your rating? I've heard hints count against you.

arjunmehta021d ago

I was worried about that too. Apparently worked out. The HC decision is opaque so hard to know.

User-if9za2d ago

2 weeks for HC is about average. Congrats on the offer.

User-8zjrx2d ago

Congrats! What level? L5?

arjunmehta022d ago

Yes L5 SWE.