Not the company it once was
Not the company it once was
Good pay and benefits. Good amenities and brand value.
Google's performance review process, work-life balance, and general culture have suffered in recent years.
As the company has grown in size, it has made some unfortunate process optimizations that have gone (in my opinion) against the culture of what it meant to work at Google. Good engineering, respect for employees, and pride in our work have suffered.
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Senior Software Engineer
I was sent an online "Hiring Assessment". This is a 30-minute questionnaire comprised of several cross-checked "Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree" questions asking about your work beliefs and past behaviors.
Senior Software Engineer
I applied online, and a recruiter reached out the very next day to set up the initial call. I chatted with a couple of recruiters, who then set up the virtual onsite interview based on my availability. They shared a lot of information about what to
Senior Software Engineer
Two design questions, two coding questions, and one behavior question. Coding questions were not directly searchable. Neither were they exactly the same as any peer code questions. The interviewers might have come up with their own.
Senior Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 1, 2025I was sent an online "Hiring Assessment". This is a 30-minute questionnaire comprised of several cross-checked "Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree" questions asking about your work beliefs and past behaviors.
Senior Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2021I applied online, and a recruiter reached out the very next day to set up the initial call. I chatted with a couple of recruiters, who then set up the virtual onsite interview based on my availability. They shared a lot of information about what to
Senior Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2020Two design questions, two coding questions, and one behavior question. Coding questions were not directly searchable. Neither were they exactly the same as any peer code questions. The interviewers might have come up with their own.
