Work is challenging, fun, and touches a lot of people. The scale of what Google does is mind-boggling. It's rewarding to know that your code is being executed millions of times a day when people use Google's products. Perks and pay are awesome. Equity you get in the form of restricted stock units is growing in value by leaps and bounds. Lots of flexibility in work/life balance (I work from home one day a week to avoid the SF->Mountain View commute). Google culture is liberal, creative, and welcoming. If you have good ideas, people want to hear them even if you aren't senior.
The commute is terrible if you live in San Francisco and work in Mountain View. It may be less fun and rewarding if you aren't on an interesting team or product. In a huge company, some people find they have difficulty feeling like they're making an impact.
Better mentorship for Nooglers.
The process was a bit slow, but overall, both the recruiter and interviewers were professional and nice. The questions were also very practical. There were five rounds of interviews over two days, covering programming, algorithms, and system design.
I was contacted through LinkedIn by a recruiter. After giving them a few references from friends who work at Google, I was able to bypass the phone screen. My friends said they received a form that they filled out. Even then, I was passed around to
I was referred by a friend who works at Google, and I had applied for a specific position they advertised. They called me within a few days and asked when I was available for a phone screen. The phone screen started with another engineer asking me t
The process was a bit slow, but overall, both the recruiter and interviewers were professional and nice. The questions were also very practical. There were five rounds of interviews over two days, covering programming, algorithms, and system design.
I was contacted through LinkedIn by a recruiter. After giving them a few references from friends who work at Google, I was able to bypass the phone screen. My friends said they received a form that they filled out. Even then, I was passed around to
I was referred by a friend who works at Google, and I had applied for a specific position they advertised. They called me within a few days and asked when I was available for a phone screen. The phone screen started with another engineer asking me t