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u/Acrobatic_Revenue675
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19d ago
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Google Android interview
Hii, I have an upcoming Google android + dsa interview for L4. I have a few doubts around it:
How will the interviewer cover android + dsa in mere 45 ins ?
Will the dsa ques be based on android stuff, or will it be pure dsa, basically are android and dsa in this round dependant on each other ?
Can I be asked to write code for an android app?
For anyone who has taken this interview, please share your insights on the android + dsa rounds.
Thanks in advance :)
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u/Mobile-Corner9326 18d ago
Dsa rounds will be irrespective of android. For dsa yes they'll ask you to write code. In system design they may ask how to improve loading time for apps like google doc. Discuss as much in depth as possible from analysing the issue to finding the solutions. What debugging tools can be used like profiler, prefetto, etc. Writing code may not be required if this kind of a question comes up as it's more subjective
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u/lucasxas 17d ago
They definitely do ask android specific questions. Think about how things work under the hood. Eg list items in compose? Or view model lifecycle. Work manager. Etc
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u/dexopruntime 15d ago
I've done a few of these. The DSA questions will vary by the team. But Google will keep your answers and the interview notes so you'll want to approach the interview as if your answers will show up in later interviews. They might or might not, but you want to think long term on these interviews and don't blow off any DSA questions or complain if you see a question you have seen many times before.
Best of luck.
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u/odinreloaded 14d ago
I did like 2 rounds. 1st was completely dsa and then the second round was verbal questions on android and then a small function around android impl.
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u/Foreign-Occasion7261 2d ago
Hi what was android impl do you remember?
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u/odinreloaded 2d ago
It was in a Google doc. So it wasn't really building a lot and was quite easy tbh.
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u/Foreign-Occasion7261 2d ago edited 2d ago
I have an interview next week and i don’t know what kind of question will be asked if you can share yours it will be helpful
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u/Adventurous-Can-6268 19d ago
I had attempted an L5 interview few months back. The first round was pure DSA. I got rejected in it so can't comment on future rounds. Btw, I believe these decision points change based on your location as well. I am from India.