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A tech giant with great engineers, but personal growth might be limited

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Google for 1 year
January 3, 2013
Mountain View, California
4.0
RecommendsApproves of CEO
Pros

Lots of capable engineers, with experts in every computer science area.

Tech talks.

Compensation is good.

Free food.

Cons

Mountain View site is fairly crowded.

Visibility can be low as there are many talented people, and you may not get the project you like most.

A bit secluded, and everything you hear and see is about Google.

Advice to Management

The hiring process could be made more friendly to candidates.

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