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Great place to work
Most people I worked with were very intelligent, friendly, and respectful. Engineers are well-respected, and the tools and processes are world-class. My programming skill has improved very significantly in the year and a half that I was here.
Although it does a good job of cutting down on bureaucracy, Google is not completely free from some problems that affect large companies. Because there are so many brilliant people fighting for projects, being politically savvy becomes an important skill. Additionally, occasional shake-ups do mean that some projects get canceled.
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Software Engineer III
Four out of five interviewers were quite nice and friendly. However, my first interviewer was extremely arrogant. My recruiter was also very irresponsible. She didn't show up on the day I interviewed and has never replied to any emails I sent her.
Software Engineer III
By far my best Big 4 recruitment experience. My recruiters went out of their way to inform me about their process, to make sure that any questions I had were answered, and provided me with materials to prepare for my interviews. My process took lon
Software Engineer III
Submitted as a req by a Googler. Had a terrible phone interview where the interviewer's phone kept dying, so all communication was through Google Docs.
Software Engineer III
Mountain View, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2014Four out of five interviewers were quite nice and friendly. However, my first interviewer was extremely arrogant. My recruiter was also very irresponsible. She didn't show up on the day I interviewed and has never replied to any emails I sent her.
Software Engineer III
Mountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2017By far my best Big 4 recruitment experience. My recruiters went out of their way to inform me about their process, to make sure that any questions I had were answered, and provided me with materials to prepare for my interviews. My process took lon
Software Engineer III
Mountain View, California, United StatesJune 1, 2011Submitted as a req by a Googler. Had a terrible phone interview where the interviewer's phone kept dying, so all communication was through Google Docs.
