Hi everyone,

I have a Google Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) interview in about 2 weeks and would really appreciate any guidance from people who've gone through the process recently.

These are the notes I took from my recruiter call.

AI / Agent Interview

• 1 scenario with ~3 questions
• No coding, whiteboarding, or presentation
• Scenario: Working with a large enterprise customer that wants to modernize operations and improve productivity using LLMs/AI agents
• Data sources may include internal CRM systems, Google Drive, Office 365, etc.
• Assume sensitive enterprise data

Topics expected:

• Scoping & discovery
• Defining an MVP
• End-to-end production system design
• Deployment, scalability, monitoring, and evaluation

Coding Interview

• Standard software engineering interview
• One LeetCode-style medium/hard problem
• Around 20–30 lines of Python
• No dynamic programming
• Recruiter mentioned questions involving strings and/or graphs
• They also mentioned there may be a systems-oriented problem (e.g., implementing a tracker or parsing a nested string format), with an emphasis on reasoning rather than writing a large amount of code.

I'd love help with any of the following:

• A suggested 2-week study plan.
• Example AI/agent system design questions that are similar to the actual interview.
• Coding question patterns that are worth prioritizing.
• Experiences from anyone who interviewed recently—what was the interview actually like, and how do you wish you had prepared differently?
• Recommendations for mentorship, mock interviews, or practice partners familiar with Google's FDE interview.

Thanks in advance for the help.