Big company, lots of opportunity to try new things.
Leaders listen to employees.
Long-time Googlers care about the culture and ensure the company stays true to its values.
Big company, a lot of the work is not glamorous anymore. We need to keep things running for billions of users. We need to stay at the cutting edge of privacy.
So, less opportunity to build brand new things.
Remember that it's not the raw pay that makes Google a good place to work, but rather the people we hire and retain, and the positive, optimistic, inclusive, and fun culture.
We need to keep that alive as Google grows.
I applied for a Google SWE position and went through a recruiter call first. The recruiter was very friendly and clear about the process. My phone screen had two coding questions: * One on arrays (two sum variant) * Another on dynamic programming (u
First, an online assessment, then the HR call, then several rounds of technical interview (you need to solve data structure/algorithm problems), and finally a manager interview (mostly behavioral questions).
HR phone call followed by three technical rounds and a managerial round. Got a message from the recruiter via LinkedIn. I responded that I am interested, and then they scheduled a 15-minute interview to learn about my background and interests.
I applied for a Google SWE position and went through a recruiter call first. The recruiter was very friendly and clear about the process. My phone screen had two coding questions: * One on arrays (two sum variant) * Another on dynamic programming (u
First, an online assessment, then the HR call, then several rounds of technical interview (you need to solve data structure/algorithm problems), and finally a manager interview (mostly behavioral questions).
HR phone call followed by three technical rounds and a managerial round. Got a message from the recruiter via LinkedIn. I responded that I am interested, and then they scheduled a 15-minute interview to learn about my background and interests.