GoogleBackend Engineer

Google Backend Engineer Interview Questions

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Updated 2026-07-30

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Backend Engineer · L4

Bangalore or HyderabadSep 2024MixedRejected
6 questions
  1. 01

    Solve a breadth-first search traversal problem.

    Coding & Algorithms · Medium

  2. 02

    Find the minimum path between points while avoiding obstacles using Dijkstra's algorithm.

    Coding & Algorithms · Hard

  3. 03

    Two diseases spread from different starting points toward a destination; determine if the first disease reaches it given relative power and movement constraints.

    Coding & Algorithms · Hard

Backend Engineer · L4

IndiaAug 2022OnsiteRejected
3 questions
  1. 01

    Count the number of nodes reachable from a source to destination in a directed graph.

    Coding & Algorithms · Medium

  2. 02

    Given a directed graph with time constraints on connections, determine the earliest time when all nodes become mutually reachable.

    Coding & Algorithms · Hard

  3. 03

    Given an N-ary tree encoded as an array with parent pointers, return the modified array after removing a specified leaf node.

    Coding & Algorithms · Medium

Most-asked Google Backend Engineer questions

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More reported questions

  1. 01

    Count the number of nodes reachable from a source to destination in a directed graph.

    asked in 1 reports
  2. 02

    Describe a challenging situation you faced and how you handled it.

    asked in 1 reports
  3. 03

    Find a peak element in a mountain array containing duplicate values.

    asked in 1 reports
  4. 04

    Find the minimum path between points while avoiding obstacles using Dijkstra's algorithm.

    asked in 1 reports
  5. 05

    Given a directed graph with time constraints on connections, determine the earliest time when all nodes become mutually reachable.

    asked in 1 reports
  6. 06

    Given an N-ary tree encoded as an array with parent pointers, return the modified array after removing a specified leaf node.

    asked in 1 reports
  7. 07

    Given employee arrival and departure times, output which employees are available during each time interval.

    asked in 1 reports
  8. 08

    Solve a breadth-first search traversal problem.

    asked in 1 reports
  9. 09

    Two diseases spread from different starting points toward a destination; determine if the first disease reaches it given relative power and movement constraints.

    asked in 1 reports