Google initial screening for Cloud Data Engineer
Hi.
Can anyone provide few insights on what is majority focused on Google’s initial screening for a 5 year experience.
Do they focus on DSA? If yes then up to what depth ?
For a Google Data Engineering role (5 years exp), the initial screening heavily emphasizes DSA with medium-to-hard LeetCode problems (arrays, graphs, dynamic programming) to assess problem-solving and clean coding. Expect scenarios tied to data tasks (e.g., deduplication, stream processing) requiring optimized time/space complexity. While SQL/system design come later, prioritize practicing Google-tagged LeetCode problems and articulating your approach clearly. Balance DSA prep with basics of distributed systems for subsequent rounds.
Thanks! So you practiced DSA using python is it ?
