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Hey everyone, I have a question about offer negotiation for a Google SWE position.

Does anyone know what typically happens once you start negotiating? Will Google usually come back with a counteroffer (e.g., match the number, partially increase the offer, or reject the request), or is there any risk that they could pull the offer entirely?

I haven’t received the compensation numbers yet, but I expect to get them soon and want to understand how the negotiation process generally works before I respond. Thanks!

Location: US

Level: L4

I had my final virtual onsite interview loop for Apple AIDP last Friday. Today marks the 7th business day since my interview, and I was expecting to hear back from the hiring team by now.
I haven’t received any updates from either the recruiter or the coordinator yet. For anyone who has recently interviewed with Apple, is this kind of timeline normal? How long did it take for you to hear back after your final onsite?
Any insights or recent experiences would be really appreciated. Thanks!

I interviewed for L4 but got an L3 offer after the final review.

I have several years of experience and currently have a lot more ownership than what an L3 would have, so that’s my main concern.

TC is pretty strong though. The base looks like normal L3, but the equity pushes total comp close to public L4 numbers on Levels.fyi.

Anyone seen something similar?

• Is a top-of-band L3 offer common after an L4 downlevel?
• How long does L3 → L4 usually take for an experienced hire?
• Anyone regret joining Google at a lower level than they were effectively operating at before?
• Would you care more about the level or the comp?

I’m currently working at big tech and on Day 1 CPT. I’m considering switching to Google because of toxic work culture and wanted to know if Google accepts candidates who are currently on Day 1 CPT. Has anyone recently made a similar move, especially from any big tech company? Would Day 1 CPT affect the hiring process, immigration review, or future H-1B sponsorship?

Did my interviews for the Google SWE intern (summer 2027, US). I wanted to share how they went and get some opinions.

The first round went really well. The interviewer was also super friendly and receptive to conversation. the initial problem took about 25 min for clarifying questions, talking through my approach and complexity, coding, and a dry run. The interviewer confirmed I had the optimal solution. With time left, I got two follow-ups: the complexity of a brute-force approach and an extension of the original problem, which I talked through with edge cases without coding it. For both, the interviewer accepted my explanations and said they were good.

The second round was weaker. The interviewer was more reserved and serious. My first approach had a flaw they caught with a counterexample, but I was able to quickly switch to a different linear-time approach that they approved before I coded it. During the dry run they expected a different result and I agreed in the moment, but I realized afterward we'd interpreted one of the rules differently, likely a misunderstanding on my part from clarifications. The follow-up (about 35 minutes in) was a harder generalization. I identified the right overall technique, which they agreed with, and wrote out my full algorithm and complexity before time ran out. They raised a concern I couldn't fully address in time, since my solution was correct under my interpretation of the rules but not theirs.

Do I still have a chance for team matching or a third round or am I cooked? And how much does a misunderstanding like that hurt if the reasoning itself was sound?

So got feedback after onsite.
Googliness: SH
Coding 1: LH
Coding 2: SH
System design: LH

Recruiter has given me a choice, I can go for another coding round to make the packet better or can move to team match now. Have done a lot of DSA prep the last few months so back myself, but still worried the possibility of bombing it or a tough interviewer or something else that results in a no hire rating would end my journey here.
If I find a role match and the committee rejects, then I’m done.

Also side questions:
I was told it’s team match/hiring manager conversations then the hiring committee approval? I thought it was committee first then team match?

I was told the onsite would be 2 DSA, and from looking here and other sources that seemed to be standard for L4. So I was completely unprepared for the system design, is system design in the onsite normal for L4?

On September 16, I was contacted by the recruiter and asked to fill out a form for interview scheduling. The form asked about:

- Number of DSA questions solved

- LeetCode profile

- Availability for an onsite interview

I filled out the form, but I didn’t receive any further update after that.

Then, on October 2, I received the same form again, asking me to fill it out once more. I submitted it again, but there hasn’t been any further communication yet.

I wanted to know if anyone else in the Amazon SDE-1 interview pool/track has experienced something similar — especially people who received the form in September and then received it again in October.

If you’re currently in the same process, have you received an interview invite/scheduling confirmation yet? Or does anyone know what usually happens after this form?

Would appreciate any insights or experiences. Thanks!

Can someone give me what to expect for salary for L5 for technical onboarding/cloud AI roles in bengaluru

I came to know just now this is cloud engineer technical onboarding team which is not swe role but still gen ai handson

I think it's under GSC.. post sale service i guess

I recently received a Software Engineering internship offer from Microsoft, but I’m more interested in eventually moving toward Product Management.

Before accepting the SWE offer, I applied to a Product Manager internship that recently opened at Microsoft. I also had a Microsoft employee submit an internal referral for the PM position.

My SWE offer has an acceptance deadline coming up, and I don’t want to risk losing it. At the same time, I’d really like to be considered for the PM internship.

Does anyone know how Microsoft handles this?

If I accept the SWE internship offer, can a recruiter for the PM internship still reach out and interview me? Or does accepting one internship offer automatically close/withdraw my other active Microsoft applications?

Has anyone personally been in a situation where they accepted a Microsoft internship offer and then interviewed for a different role (SWE → PM, PM → SWE, etc.) afterward?

I’m completely happy returning as a SWE if PM doesn’t work out. I mainly don’t want to accidentally shut down the PM opportunity by accepting my current offer.

Would especially appreciate answers from former Microsoft interns, return interns, or anyone familiar with University Recruiting.

Hi all, I hope you are doing well.

I finished loop/panel interview at a big company 3 weeks ago. I havent heard back yet, so Im assuming its over.

I just wonder if I should message hiring manager directly on Linkedin and ask for feedback.

Usually I dont do this as I understand managers are busy and I should not bother them.

However, he sent connection request first after our initial talk. And before my panel interview, he wished me luck and said him and other team member supporting me. I took that as a positive sign and sent him a thank you note afterward, to which he replied quickly.

Given that, I was wondering as a manager, if you were in his shoe, would you be receptive for a candidate to ask for feedback directly?

I recently cleared an Amazon SDE interview loop for a new-grad position in Uk online and received positive feedback that I met the Technical Bar and Leadership Principles.

I have now received the SDE offer with around 75k Euros total compensation. I’m currently in the US on STEM OPT, working a W2 job making around $70K, and I still have about 2 years of STEM OPT with 2 H-1B lottery chances remaining. Since Amazon gave me a offer, I’m wondering if the compensation is usually fixed or if there is any possibility to negotiate the base, sign-on bonus, or RSUs.

I’m also trying to understand whether I can use my positive interview feedback to get considered for an SDE position with an Amazon team in the US without going through another full interview loop. I’ve reached out to a few US hiring managers and recruiters on LinkedIn, but I’m barely getting responses.

I’m 26, single and have no loans or major financial responsibilities, so I have flexibility to relocate. Would you take the Amazon UK offer, try negotiating it or stay in the US and continue trying to use the successful Amazon loop for a US opportunity? Would really appreciate advice with new-grad offers or cross-country hiring.

Is google bringing back in person interviews for all of it’s roles?
Recently every job post has a mention of in person interview.
Are they literally conducting all rounds in person for the jobs which has tag of in person interview?

Has anyone attended it? How is it? Can anyone share there experience?

Got an email from the recruiting team at google that they’re putting together a packet to send to the engineering review team, then if that goes well I will move forward to team matching.

Does this mean I passed the interview and I’m being passed off to the hiring committee stage? Or is it that they’re still reviewing my feedback ?

Background screening company is reporting the delay as wa court system delay with no concrete ETA.

I see a note on hireright and proscreening reg a wa court system update related delays but do not see anything on the court’s websites reg any delays.

I recently had my 3rd round for an Amazon SDE-1 on-campus opportunity and wanted to get some opinions on how this sounds.

The round was ~65–70 mins. After a short introduction, I got one coding question: given a tree, cut one edge such that the difference between the sums of the two resulting trees is minimized.

I explained the brute force, then the optimized approach, coded it and did a dry run. During tracing, I had one mistake causing an infinite loop. The interviewer pointed it out, and after trying twice, I identified and fixed it myself on the third attempt. The rest of the solution, complexity, etc. was correct.

We then spent around 15–20 mins on behavioral/project questions, including a fairly deep dive into my internship and some AI-related questions. I couldn't remember one specific detail (database size), so I honestly told him I didn't know the exact number.

At the end, I asked a couple of questions and the interviewer answered them in detail. He didn't give any indication either way.

Also, there was only one coding question on the link, and when I asked if there was another, he said no.

For people familiar with Amazon interviews:

Does this sound like a Hire / No Hire / borderline round?
How much would the debugging mistake and not remembering one project detail matter?

This was my 3rd round, so I'm mainly trying to understand whether this sounds positive overall.

I am in high school and would like to know what it takes to get into a FAANG company, like coding experience.

Has anyone recently interviewed for Google L4 SWE in the US and had the entire interview loop virtually?

The application mentions an in-person interview, so wondering if anyone has still been given a all virtual loop recently.

I attended a loop, finished 3 of 4 interviews on 9th, 10th and 16th September and hadn’t received a confirmation for the 4th interview. I followed on 21st September, the recruiter said she has rescheduled the interview and is waiting for the confirmation of the interviewer. It’s 4th October now. What should I do now?

On my way to become super.

Thanks to all who may support and fo to haters. Just a simple question, that is -

what i need to do for crack it.

Bg info:
Full time job.
Can optimize my life around it.

Just tell me dsa + hld + lld is an ocean. How much deep do I go? What is the threshold that I’m ready?

A generic plan would be ok too. Just need to understand how to do it.

Thanks in advance :)