Google Coding Interview Grading Rubric

Wondering how Google coding interviews are scored and how to pass a Google coding interview? In this video, ex-Google software engineer Clement Mihailescu goes over the Google coding interview grading rubric, covering everything you need to know to crack the coding interviews at big tech companies and startups.
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[@clem]

Check out the grading rubric that I showed in the video here: www.algoexpert.io/mock-interviews/feedback?id=fake_feedback_form And smash the like button on this video while you're at it. Especially *you* the lurkers! 😤

[@YugankSingh]

what will be the perfect roadmap to get into FANG from zero to SDE

[@YugankSingh]

and please make a vedio about ideas for sde projects to show off your skills

[@YugankSingh]

i hope you are seeing that

[@eliseinovac6620]

Esti Român?

[@Master-yn6ie]

Can you do a video where you asses someone, maybe your previous videos using this, and give results. Would be great follow up.

[@yoyopiyoyopi]

TechLead next video: how google gave me an excellent grade (as an ex-googler) (and as a millionaire)

[@CodingNuggets]

Now this was a cool video. Really interesting to see how these interviews are graded. I don't have a desire to work for a FAANG company, but I find it super cool. Appreciate you Clément. See you soon!

[@AlexsCreatorEconomy]

Thanks a million for you videos - they’re awesome! 💎 I’ve made a few videos about how we code and build our products in our start-up! It’s been amazingly helpful to see how you break down interviews! I’m considering of making a video on how we’ve been applying your content at our start up! 🙏🏼 🔥

[@TheNacropolice]

Gotta say, I am loving algo expert. Good set of practice problems and explanations. Spasibo!

[@the_son_of_moms_friend]

Pozhaluysta :)

[@DinuSirbu]

Wow, thank you Clement for sharing it!

[@jamjam3448]

I just love listening to Clement!

[@jamjam3448]

@Clément Mihailescu Thanks

[@jamjam3448]

@Clément Mihailescu which number is this please?

[@ChessFlix]

Hey Clement, I bought AlgoExpert a couple of months ago, and I really like the product. I wanted to ask if it violates TOS to solve an AlgoExpert problem in a video or livestream? Or really, more importantly than TOS, is it okay with you for me to use your product in a video? I do not want to upload myself watching a video explanation, just me trying to solve a problem. Thanks for your time.

[@bannerofislam8119]

Love your content bro keep it up 👍

[@clem]

Thank you!

[@indiansoftwareengineer4899]

Hey Clem, Great video as always.... Can you make a video on How to balance Friends, Family, Work and learning in non-office hours, because I am trying to balance all from so many years but unable to perform well in all 4.... how about you? please tell...

[@javedakhtar5000]

Do these things work similar in every part of the world?? or are there different rules for different countries??🤔🤔

[@Grr1967]

To my knowledge FB score you also for testing abilities. They expect a candidate to "dry run" the code during the interview and find possible bugs, if any. You're expected to do so even if not being asked by the interviewer.

[@clem]

Yeah. In an effort to simplify things, I usually lump testing into problem-solving ability, but yes, it's definitely something to think about and that can be "graded" separately sometimes.

[@rishikeshgholve435]

Hey Clement, what is your opinion on the level of DSA knowledge required for different engineering roles? Like Mobile/front end Developer may not require that extent of DSA knowledge as compared to a backend developer. How do they prepare for FANG then?

[@clem]

For FAANG interviews, these types of engineers still need roughly the same amount of knowledge in DSA. The only difference is that they'll likely have fewer DSA interviews and maybe 1 or 2 specialized interviews in their niche instead (like frontend interviews for developers specifically interviewing for frontend interviews).

[@arunrajak.b9170]

I have been coding for 6-7 months and when I see guys like you, it seems like u r kind of a God of knowledge. Is it the same with yourself @clement

[@alxx736]

Hi ! Question ! Based on all those categories , where should i inlcude the knowledge of certain language? Or i should create another category? Because all those concepts are technology agnostic. Thanks !

[@winterheat]

so the people who do LeetCode problems get a 4 and may be able to get in. The people who can think really well may get a 3 and not get in. Human has created a system that is treating humans like a number, similar to how robots will see human in the future. Actually, the robot may see humans in a more fair way than this is this human a 3 or 4 system

[@ManishKumar-zt5sk]

great video..thanks

[@ADITYAKUMARking]

Please add some content on lld on algoexpert

[@Shaojeemy]

Have an L3/L4 interview this week. Did about 60 AlgoExpert problems, wish me luck 😬

[@clem]

Good luck!

[@simonchristian160]

how did it go?

[@joshadams8761]

As a francophile, I salute the accent aigu in your given name.

[@muskanvaswan6382]

Something I've always been confused about is the part where you say "thrives under ambiguity". Abiguity where exactly? What I understand from ambiguity is something to potentially be confusing. How does one thrive in confusion?

[@KurtVanBever]

You are right. It indeed has something to do with being confused. Allow me to explain : "Thriving under ambiguity" means that you continue moving forward, even when you don't know (or are uncertain about) the solution. The opposite of "thriving under ambiguity" is called : "analysis paralysis" . It means that you keep analyzing the problem to no avail. It's when you develop a solution and find some flaws in it. You keep trying to correct the flaws, but every time you do you, new flaws emerge. And this becomes an endless cycle. So "thriving under ambiguity" means that you feel comfortable when things don't immediately work out like you had planned. It means that you can easily switch lanes and try an other approach, look at things from a different angle.

[@muskanvaswan6382]

@@KurtVanBever Thank you for this. Explains a lot. I'm currently learning driving anda relation that just formed in my head is that indian drivers must be pros at this. There is a lot of confusion and expert switching of lanes involved. No wonder we are perceived as really smart😂

[@KurtVanBever]

@@muskanvaswan6382 I guess Indian traffic navigation requires some next level chaos mastery 🤣 But all jokes aside, it's at least conceivable that fast decision making in traffic might have a positive influence on analysis in coding. Anyways, I hope you get that driving permit soon. Just try to stay safe in traffic😊 .

[@mskyba]

12:55 Does having all strong hires/strong no hires _guarantee_ that you will/won't get an offer?

[@prash11leo]

Is there one for system design, as well?

[@unknownman5296]

Nice 📸 man

[@AbhinavSaurabh]

Clement Interview Hack course coming soon...

[@hoapres]

Try getting involved in an open source project. Have a github repository of code that you can show. If you are in a top 10 CS program then take advantage of any opportunities of getting real world experience before you graduate.

[@user-ys4og2vv8k]

Who are the interviewers, what is their professional profile? L5, L6 or maybe L7?

[@clem]

I talk about this in this video about what it's like being a Google interviewer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fauufmqijrl9hbs The long story short is that every level at Google can be an interviewer. You're very likely to get some L3 and L4 interviews, as well as higher-leveled interviewers.

[@schnitzel_crumbs]

Do you need to know discrete math and linear algebra to be able to completed the problems on algoexpert?

[@AaronandAsh]

Nope

[@fhydan]

I am usually very annoyed and turned off by repetitive plugs of products, but Clement's method of injecting tiny, very concise plugs in the middle of such rich content is weirdly not annoying me at all. In fact, I think I'm about to go check out algoexpert and systemdesignexpert. Classy delivery.

[@windskm]

This is important.

[@cannafarmer]

You can tell your very smart and maybe some add. Your brain fires very quickly my man your very intelligent

[@yoyopiyoyopi]

The usual like please!

[@harispapadopoulos4295]

300K 🔜. Let’s fucking go

[@clem]

Let's goooooooooo!

[@infernious]

So for a google intern coding interview, if I got mostly 2s for both rounds, then it's likely I got leaning no hire?

[@clem]

The rubric would be calibrated a little bit differently for interns (i.e., the 3 that you see on the form that I linked might be more of a 4 for an intern), but otherwise, yes.

[@infernious]

@@clem at least I tried...The recruiter emailed me learning resources, and unless that is something every no intern hire gets, the interviewers probably thought I knew little about DSA. The hardest part for me was applying bfs algorithm to an adjancncy list, and my interviewers probably didnt like that I asked for help often (i.e. asking if what I was doing was right or not). I did show that I know C++ syntax and vectors lol.

[@infernious]

@@clem it was also very difficult hearing them on the phone

[@simonchristian160]

@@infernious did you get an offer?

[@jakariasami]

waiting for 300K special QnA 😁

[@clem]

Might do something special for it 👀

[@gitlit5489]

Do an interview with Neal wu

[@TheMazyProduction]

The echo is real.

[@noahfarrell7082]

There’s nothing in his apartment.

[@TheMazyProduction]

​@@noahfarrell7082 minimalist be like

[@noahfarrell7082]

@@TheMazyProduction haha rite?

[@rezaghifary3653]

dude, i'm seeing your ads at least 10 times a day..

[@abhaytiwari6411]

I Want some tutorial type video from you but you are not uploading those type of video . I am not saying you for teaching ds/Algo i know you have made a course on that . but you can teach us other things like web development / flutter/react/javascript/python etc. I hope you will think about it .

[@rhyses_]

Invisalign/braces bro, I really don't wanna come off mean but it'd be awesome for you

[@hoapres]

Test before you guess. If you are totally new to coding then take a course at a community college to make sure that you actually enjoy coding. If you do then great. If you don't then you won't have expended a lot of money to find out that software engineering isn't your thing.

[@costin6563]

Algo Expert free when? I want to learn ;(

[@SuperLOLABC]

Pay for it

[@varadapte2272]

No views but 6 like till now. Konsa nasha krta he KZbin 😂

[@sagartyagi2450]

Do you wanna be a software engineer at google?

[@kirtipandya4618]

Leetcode has thousands of problems and solutions. But algoexpert has only 126. How algoexpert is better than leetcode. Thank you in advance.

[@HelloWorld-sy4yc]

Algoexpert is about quality, leetcode - quantity

[@kirtipandya4618]

@@HelloWorld-sy4yc could you please explain how because both provide solution and strong community.

[@costin6563]

@@kirtipandya4618 algoexpert provide video explanation and hints.

[@benneighbour526]

Whatsupclementhowzitgoin?

[@clem]

Whatsupbenhowzitgoin?

[@calvinchankf]

so i guess you gonna make one for FB soon? 😂

[@clem]

😂No, this rubric applies just as well to FB!

[@krowzzzzz9050]

Keyword:” google coding interview “ if I can get 10bucks for every time I hear that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@krowzzzzz9050]

@Clément Mihailescu woah, the legend himself 👍👍👍

[@aleksandarrusinov9974]

I know what will happen, you will get a 4 for all four categories but also a "Strong No Hire", because you are over qualified as you are using AlgoExpert!

[@anthonysteinerv]

Ok I'm prepared, HOW TF do I get one? lmao.

[@AaronandAsh]

That one is hard. Apply online. Work on open source work ans meet engineers get a referall. Reach out to recruiters on linkedin.

[@awarepenguin3376]

quick someone put this on github before google takes the video down

[@fringefringe7282]

I always found Google-way of recruiting stupid.

[@crazyonthesticks6224]

*gets hired into to google* Time to milk