Oakland, CA·109 interview reviews·Medium difficulty
Had a recruiter screen first, then a technical round focused on system design and coding. The interviewer was very professional and walked through the problem step by step. Good overall experience.
“Design Web Crawler - Design a distributed web crawling system”
Applied online and heard back in about a week. The technical interview was 45 minutes with two coding problems. Focus on time complexity and edge cases. The behavioral portion was brief but important.
“Product of Array Except Self - Return an array where each element is the product of all other elements”
Applied online and heard back in about a week. The technical interview was 45 minutes with two coding problems. Focus on time complexity and edge cases. The behavioral portion was brief but important.
“How do you handle tight deadlines and pressure?”
Had a recruiter screen first, then a technical round focused on system design and coding. The interviewer was very professional and walked through the problem step by step. Good overall experience.
“K Closest Points to Origin - Find K points closest to origin using Manhattan distance”
Just one round with 2 LC hards in 45 min. It wasn't too bad at all — if you've done a lot of LC you're gonna be fine. Make sure to check off your approach with the interviewer before you begin implementing.
“Word Ladder — BFS/graph traversal”
The interview difficulty is rated 3.3/5 by candidates. 54% report a positive experience. Focus on Python, Machine Learning, Statistics to improve your chances.
The process typically takes 2–6 weeks from application to final decision, depending on the hiring cycle and team availability.
Most candidates go through a recruiter screen, followed by technical coding rounds, and a final interview loop. 54% of candidates applied online.
Common topics include data structures & algorithms (arrays, trees, graphs), system design, and behavioral questions using the STAR method. Practice with our AI mock interviewer to prepare.
Practice with AI-powered mock interviews tailored to PG&E. Get instant, actionable feedback on every answer.
No credit card required · Free for students