Not for Everyone
Not for Everyone
Lots of freedom, perks, food, friendly people, and a great location. It feels like the whole city is Google.
Too much freedom without guidance. Too many code owners who can block you without a care. Too much focus on features, and not enough on tech debt and testing. People launch a feature, then switch teams and leave the maintenance to the rest. And they get promoted for doing that.
Work harder to make sure everyone on the team is happy and help change teams when necessary.
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A general phone screening was conducted, with questions asking why I would want to work for Google. Afterwards, I visited the workplace for a general overview and a couple of 1-on-1 technical interview questions. Later, I was flown out to Google HQ
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The interview process started with two rounds of phone screenings. These were pretty much what you'd expect: the interviewer asks a couple of simple questions, then a slightly more challenging technical question. If you make it through the phone sc
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One phone screening, one onsite. The whole process was awesome, but I got really tired after 4 consecutive 45-minute rounds. There were four rounds, plus a lunch talk. I didn't play well for the last round.
Software Engineer
Mountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2015A general phone screening was conducted, with questions asking why I would want to work for Google. Afterwards, I visited the workplace for a general overview and a couple of 1-on-1 technical interview questions. Later, I was flown out to Google HQ
Software Engineer
Mountain View, California, United StatesJune 3, 2016The interview process started with two rounds of phone screenings. These were pretty much what you'd expect: the interviewer asks a couple of simple questions, then a slightly more challenging technical question. If you make it through the phone sc
Software Engineer
Mountain View, California, United StatesApril 1, 2015One phone screening, one onsite. The whole process was awesome, but I got really tired after 4 consecutive 45-minute rounds. There were four rounds, plus a lunch talk. I didn't play well for the last round.
