Google Early Career SDE R1: Dynamic Programming and Behavioral Interview

Role: Software Engineer, Early Career
Result: Passed R1
Report time: December 2025
Application: Referral

Interview structure

The candidate described the Early Career process as two rounds. Each round contained two back-to-back sessions, usually held on the same day.

R1 consisted of one behavioral interview and one technical interview.

Behavioral interview

The interviewer appeared to follow a clear list of five or six questions. Topics included:

• A challenging experience
• Conflict with a coworker
• Handling a tight deadline

Technical interview

The coding problem used dynamic programming and felt like a LeetCode Medium problem. The source did not preserve enough detail to reconstruct the prompt or link it to a specific practice question.