A cool atmosphere, but sometimes mired in bureaucracy
A cool atmosphere, but sometimes mired in bureaucracy
- Smart & approachable coworkers
- Interesting problems & domains
- Unique, proprietary datasets to work with
- Fun offices with lots of food
- Massive scale (ship to >1B users)
- Lots of red tape to launching (due to size/scope mostly).
- Recently Google has started hiring more management from outside the company instead of promoting from within, like they used to. This has resulted in a shift in focus toward profit and shininess and away from technical innovation / curiosity-driven exploration.
Hire more VPs/directors internally and/or with an emphasis on passion for the product.
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Software Engineer I
I was emailed by a recruiter. I had previously applied for and passed a phone interview for an internship, so we skipped a phone screen. I flew out to New York and interviewed from 9:45 am to 3:00 pm. The interview day included: * Three technical
Software Engineer
A really supportive process. They helped you along the way and gave you time to settle and prepare if needed. The interview is like no other; you really have to prepare for it.
SWE Intern
First, there was an online HackerRank challenge. Then, there was a round with a software engineer. The process was fairly seamless and it basically just tested us on data structures and algorithms.
Software Engineer I
New York, New York, United StatesJuly 1, 2015I was emailed by a recruiter. I had previously applied for and passed a phone interview for an internship, so we skipped a phone screen. I flew out to New York and interviewed from 9:45 am to 3:00 pm. The interview day included: * Three technical
Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesMay 13, 2023A really supportive process. They helped you along the way and gave you time to settle and prepare if needed. The interview is like no other; you really have to prepare for it.
SWE Intern
New York, New York, United StatesAugust 5, 2023First, there was an online HackerRank challenge. Then, there was a round with a software engineer. The process was fairly seamless and it basically just tested us on data structures and algorithms.
