Leading technology company specializing in search, cloud, and AI.
4 Rounds
~21 Days
Very Hard
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
Machine Learning Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design the recommendation system for YouTube Shorts. Specifically, how would you handle the cold-start problem for new creators and optimize for real-time engagement metrics like watch time and swipe-aways?
#Recommendation Systems
#Two-Tower Models
#Cold Start
#Real-time Streaming
Machine Learning Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design a system to predict Ad Click-Through Rate (CTR) for Google Search. How do you handle categorical features with massive cardinality, and how do you update the model with fresh data throughout the day?
#CTR Prediction
#Feature Engineering
#Continuous Training
#Embeddings
Machine Learning Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design an autocomplete/typeahead system for Google Docs using a neural language model. The system must run within strict latency constraints (<50ms). How do you optimize the model and serving infrastructure?
#Low Latency Serving
#Model Quantization
#Sequence-to-Sequence
#Edge ML
Machine Learning Engineer
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System Design
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medium
Design a system to detect policy-violating images (e.g., hate speech, extreme violence) uploaded to Google Drive. The system must process millions of images per minute with extreme precision to avoid false positives on user data.
#Computer Vision
#High Throughput
#Active Learning
#Anomaly Detection
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