Google SET loop
| Round | Focus | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Phone screen | Data structures + 1 testing scenario | 45 min |
| Coding 1 | Algorithms (medium LeetCode) | 45 min |
| Coding 2 | OOP + test design | 45 min |
| System design | Test infra at scale | 45 min |
| Behavioral / Googleyness | Leadership principles | 45 min |
Sample questions reported by candidates
- Design a test framework for Google Maps' search box across 100+ locales.
- Implement an LRU cache and write its full test suite.
- Given a flaky test, walk through your triage in production.
- How would you test YouTube's auto-captioning pipeline?
- Explain a time you pushed back on a tight deadline to protect quality.
6-week prep plan
Weeks 1-2: 100 LeetCode mediums (arrays, strings, hashmaps). Weeks 3-4: Cracking the Coding Interview chapters 1-9 + Google SRE book chapter 17 (testing). Weeks 5-6: 8 mock interviews + 1 system design per day on test infrastructure.