Endless bureaucracy getting in the way
Endless bureaucracy getting in the way
Good pay, smart coworkers, great benefits.
Everything moves SO SLOWLY. Small features that would take 2 weeks to launch at a startup take 6 months at Google.
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Had an onsite interview, which included coding and then followed up with system design questions. Most of the questions were some format of LeetCode questions. System design was the challenge, but it can be solved by following the "Grokking the Syste
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Applied via the reference of a longtime employee at Google. This was extremely useful because he could be a squeaky wheel to bother recruiting coordinators (of which there were exactly four!). * Phone screen. Great conversation – we just talked ab
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Milan, Lombardy, ItalyApril 8, 2025Technical preparation is evaluated in relation to the position. Specific questions may be asked, practical cases proposed, or tests administered. In the IT field, for example, you might be asked to solve a problem or write code.
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United StatesOctober 15, 2022Had an onsite interview, which included coding and then followed up with system design questions. Most of the questions were some format of LeetCode questions. System design was the challenge, but it can be solved by following the "Grokking the Syste
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Mountain View, California, United StatesJuly 1, 2013Applied via the reference of a longtime employee at Google. This was extremely useful because he could be a squeaky wheel to bother recruiting coordinators (of which there were exactly four!). * Phone screen. Great conversation – we just talked ab
