Google is very hard, but still very amazing
Google is very hard, but still very amazing
- Very good culture where people are supportive of each other and help each other.
- There are still a lot of smart people here. I have never met an incompetent person at Google.
- Massive scale of problems, and the infrastructure can be rewarding to understand and build.
- Great tooling and AI make it even better.
- You learn how to be a very good software engineer and have high standards.
- The pay is great.
- The Mountain View office is great and beautiful during spring. Egret birds are great to see in person.
- I never got tired of the food at Google, and it's healthy.
- You can walk away from the computer and not worry about things. There isn't the expectation that everyone is glued to their computers all the time. This might not be true for all teams.
- Massive scale of problems, and the infrastructure can be very hard to manage.
- It is very easy to get lost in the organization and priorities. You really have to figure out what you need to be doing.
- No, you can't really coast at Google. If you are coasting at Google, you are on the path to PIP.
- The culture depends on the team itself, but I still think that the pros of Google are mostly true for most teams.
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FinlandMay 22, 2024The interview was quite difficult, with many stages to complete. Perhaps only the smartest individuals in the fields of computer science or software engineering are accepted. However, it was an interesting experience.
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United StatesMay 6, 2025I received a call from a Google engineer and was asked a design question, which was not super complicated. I passed the coding phone screen, but I stopped the interview process because I accepted another job offer.
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Mountain View, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2009The process began when I responded to an unsolicited contact from a Google recruiter. We scheduled a phone screen interview. During the phone screen, I was asked a number of questions that essentially verified that my skills and experience listed on
