Salty_Seahorse_910

To everyone still in the trenches refreshing their inbox: it can turn around in a single email. Keep the streak alive. The no's do not accumulate into a verdict about you, they are just the cost of getting to the one yes.

Overqualified_Otter_290· 25d ago

60 applications for 1 offer is the real ratio nobody posts on LinkedIn. Thank you for the honesty.

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Salty_Seahorse_910

26d ago

Interview Experience

Got the L4 offer at Google after 4 onsite rounds. Two DSA, one system design, one Googleyness

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Phone screen was a medium graph problem. Onsite: two coding rounds (a hard-ish DP and a tree problem where they cared way more about how I communicated than the optimal), one system design (design a nearby-friends feature), and a behavioral. Hiring committee took ~2 weeks after.…

Burnt_Barnacle_233· 25d ago

"they score the thought process" is the whole game and people learn it too late.

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Salty_Seahorse_910

27d ago

Salary

Google L4 in Bangalore landed around 72 LPA total. Base was less than half of that

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Breakdown that helped me sanity-check: base in the 40s, the rest was RSUs (4-year vest) plus a joining bonus. Public data (levels.fyi) had L4 India in the low-70s median and that matched. If a recruiter quotes you only base, ask for the full TC breakdown before you react.

Marooned_Manta_777· 27d ago

The base-vs-RSU gap trips up so many first offers. Always ask for TC, not base.

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What is the worst part of the job hunt right now?

My LinkedIn: "Open to work." My inbox: tumbleweeds and one crypto recruiter

Got the offer. 4 months, 60+ applications, one yes. Not going to pretend I did not tear up

Got the L4 offer at Google after 4 onsite rounds. Two DSA, one system design, one Googleyness

Google L4 in Bangalore landed around 72 LPA total. Base was less than half of that