Reddit Experience · Mar 2025

SWE3 (L4) Googleyness round ended within 30 minutes

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Hey fellow developers! I had my L4 goigleyness round on Wednesday (12/03). Self verdicts from previous rounds: Phone screen: lean hire/hire Onsites: R1: lean hire/hire R2 and R3: strong hire In all ro

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Hey fellow developers! I had my L4 goigleyness round on Wednesday (12/03). Self verdicts from previous rounds: Phone screen: lean hire/hire Onsites: R1: lean hire/hire R2 and R3: strong hire In all rounds, my interviewers have left strong positive remarks about my communication skills. Recruiter told me that my file looks strong. Now comes the googleyness round. Interviewer was nice overall, but I couldn't connect with her as a fellow developer. I answered all questions a bit mechanically, but I think all of my content was fine overall. I asked clarifications and tried to highlight googleyness/leadership qualities (by using terms such as empathetic lens, positive intent, taking initiative, etc; and using these terms is what made me feel a bit mechanic about it). She was a bit fast and kept shooting questions one after the other. Now, interestingly, at around 27 minute mark she said "Okay, I have all the data points that I need, do you have any questions for me...". I asked a few questions around her usual day at google, etc. And we closed the call. Now, since it's long weekend, I don't expect there will be any news before Monday. What do you think, given this experience and my previous rounds, how cooked am I? I'll be honest, I'm in agony and distress and the prospect of surviving this weekend like this amplifies it.

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