There is no finer collection of engineering talent on the planet. Good perks, great free food. Fantastic talks from visiting speakers.
Google doesn't compete on speed; it competes on quality.
In that regard, it is a lot like Blizzard.
So if you're entrepreneurial and like to attack new markets, this is not a good place for you.
Guys, you still think you can attack any market? The reality is: Google's culture produces high quality, high performance products... slowly.
Therefore, don't waste your time and effort competing in rapidly evolving markets like social networks. Concentrate instead on staid and stodgy markets where the dominant design is clear and quality, performance, and cost are significant differentiators.
Android, Chrome, and Chrome OS are good examples, but also, why not kill Oracle, EMC, Cloudera, etc.?
As for Facebook, wait for social networking to mature, then fight on quality.
Pretty good, not bad. I was unfortunately not a cultural fit. Google interviews are amazing, and people seemed really kind. I will probably try again next year and see how I will perform.
The interview process included: * One timed coding challenge with two short problems. * One phone interview with an engineer and a shared Google Doc. * Four 45-minute on-site interviews with engineers from various teams and varying seniority/e
I was contacted by a Google recruiter based on an internal referral from an ex-colleague. Since I already lived in the Bay Area and (apparently) my referrer did a great job talking me up, I was allowed to skip the phone screen stage and proceed direc
Pretty good, not bad. I was unfortunately not a cultural fit. Google interviews are amazing, and people seemed really kind. I will probably try again next year and see how I will perform.
The interview process included: * One timed coding challenge with two short problems. * One phone interview with an engineer and a shared Google Doc. * Four 45-minute on-site interviews with engineers from various teams and varying seniority/e
I was contacted by a Google recruiter based on an internal referral from an ex-colleague. Since I already lived in the Bay Area and (apparently) my referrer did a great job talking me up, I was allowed to skip the phone screen stage and proceed direc