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Prepping for Google L5 Onsite Interview (US)

SWE System Design Senior
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Hey everyone, looking for some advice. I’ve been invited for an onsite interview at Google for an L5 Infra role (Kubernetes + Go). The recruiter mentioned there will be two coding rounds and one syste

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Hey everyone, looking for some advice. I’ve been invited for an onsite interview at Google for an L5 Infra role (Kubernetes + Go). The recruiter mentioned there will be two coding rounds and one system design round. I have a week to prepare- should I focus heavily on general SWE DSA (LeetCode-style problems)? Or spend more time on Golang concepts and Kubernetes-specific topics like controllers/operators? For context, I’ve been working mostly on the infra side recently, so I’m a bit out of touch with competitive programming and heavy DSA prep. From what I understand, this might differ from typical SWE interviews, so I’d really appreciate any guidance from folks who’ve gone through similar L5 infra loops. Also, any tips on how to effectively ramp up DSA again in a short time would be super helpful. For context, I’ve already completed the behavioral, googliness, and role-related knowledge rounds. Also, does Google follow general SW DSA patterns for infra roles? Thanks in advance!
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