Software Engineers - how long did you prep for your interview at Google?

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1 year bruh

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About a month. But like every waking minute outside work or gym

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Two weekends. Got a newborn right around the time they called me.

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Crazy amount of time, about a month. And I did it 3-4x, which tells me I am barking up the wrong tree. So I've moved on.

a month is nothing brah, u woulda been better doing those months back2back, then add some more for good measure

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