Google 2026 New Grad SDE R1, Bay Area Onsite, and Team Match

Role: Software Engineer, New Grad
Result: Advanced to Team Match
Report time: February 2026
Location: Bay Area

Interview process

1. Applied through a referral on September 30.
2. Completed R1 on December 8.
3. Passed R1 the next day.
4. Completed the Bay Area onsite on January 13.
5. Submitted a transcript after the onsite.
6. Entered Team Match on January 26.

R1 coding

Given document text and a maximum page width, return how many display lines are required.

The solution had to handle:

• Greedy word wrapping
• Spaces and tabs
• Explicit newline characters
• Empty paragraphs
• Words longer than the page width

Practice: Count Lines in a Width-Limited Document

Onsite coding 1

Design a restaurant waitlist supporting:

• join() to add a party
• delete() to remove a party
• find_first_match(table_size) to find the earliest party that fits a table

Practice: Restaurant Waitlist

Onsite coding 2

The second coding section contained two interval tasks:

1. Determine whether two intervals overlap.
2. Find the minimum number of conference rooms required for all meetings.

Practice: Minimum Number of Chairs

A technical issue consumed about ten minutes at the beginning of the round. The candidate still completed both problems in roughly 20 minutes and spent the remaining time speaking with the interviewer.

Behavioral interview

The behavioral round included detailed follow-ups about:

• Conflict and disagreement with teammates
• What makes a team a good place to work
• Applying a personal strength to help a team
• Handling questionable projects
• Working in a constantly changing environment
• Collaborating with a more senior teammate
• Responding when one teammate claims disproportionate credit