Google adds Code Comprehension interview round alongside DSA questions
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Dongxi NLP@dongxi_nlpXGoogle reportedly replaces LeetCode-style coding interviews with AI tool useAIDongxi NLP asks whether Google will drop LeetCode-style coding interviews in favor of testing candidates' use of AI tools, and tells readers to focus on Gemini. A quoted post says a new Code Comprehension round gives candidates a 200-500-line codebase with Gemini available, and assesses whether they can read unfamiliar code, debug independently before using AI, and catch Gemini's errors.
Gergely Orosz@GergelyOroszXGoogle adds a Code Comprehension round to its onsite loop, not removing DSAAIGergely Orosz says Google, the last major company to drop DSA interviews, did not remove them and instead added another round to its onsite loop. The new Code Comprehension round, according to the quoted post, gives candidates a 200-500-line codebase with Gemini available and evaluates whether they can read others' code, debug without AI first, and catch Gemini's errors.