EM at Google, AMA
3 years in Google 16+ years of experience 8+ years of EM experience Google hiring committee member Ask me anything
You dont need an MBA to become an EM. You need people skills. I just expressed desire to move to managerial role, there was an opportunity and it happened.
@Aloof did you move from IC within Google, or was this prior to Google?
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How does Google compare with previous orgs you’ve worked at?
Do you imagine yourself at Google for the long term, or has switching to startups crossed your mind?
I think i am gonna stick with google, get financially independent and then start my own venture
It’s difficult for me to work in startups - long hours is an issue (have family), and have found very few startup founders I respect and would like to work with
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pronoob
Stealth
8 months ago
Not getting resume shortlisted for entry level position.
EQ: Masters in CSE
Exp: 6months (intern) + 6months (FTE)
Prev: Nvidia, Startup
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MightyLazyGeekStar
Stealth
8 months ago
How is your workload like?
Its pretty manageable. Rarely work weekends, need to take night calls though. I work around 30-35 hours a week.
There is also some flexibility. I could potentially work harder (if feeling ambitious) or laze around a little bit more.
1. What's your TC?
2. How has your TC progressed in Google in the three years?
Could you elaborate on that a bit? Don't you get stock refreshers/appraisal?
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everything
Stealth
8 months ago
Would you agree hiring bar is lower for women in diversity hiring at google or in general?
I dont agree. In the limited data set i have seen, i haven’t seen any obvious cases of lowering the bar for women candidates.
If you hire undeserving candidates, that shows up later in performance reviews. I havent seen such examples in my org. Cant speak for Google at large
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I dont code, but i do sometimes review code. My technical contributions are scoping new problems, creating roadmap for the team and reviewing designs team is writing.
Do you have empathy for your team? How do you deal with the most difficult person in the team?
What do you think about working at Google versus working at a company with a similar pedigree?
What do you think about working in seed stage company?
Google vs other FAANG: Love google’s culture: inclusivity, a lot more bottoms up, engineering focus.
Seed stage startup: it can be a good experience, help you accelerate learning and build a get things done attitude. In addition to get things done, Large companies require more skills on collaboration, risk management and managing upwards
L3/L4 is mostly ds, algorithms and coding. Just be good at them. Practice a lot
I'm done with interviews and currently the recruiter says it's "Trending Positive". I had one pretty okish/bad round, others were fine --> good.
What's the scope here? The recruiter is being vague but hasn't said reject yet. Asked me to wait for 1 month.
I'm unable to decipher the situation.
It used to be when i was young. Now, i don’t have a dream company. But, google is good, i am happy.
End game is to enjoy life and hopefully create some positive impact in India.
I heard Google has an internal db of interview questions. Do most interviews only ask from that or do they come up with their own questions as well? I've noticed some interviews ask some incredibly hard coding questions while some stick to medium level ones
All employees have access to this DB.
The interviewer has prepared one or two questions really well, so that they know what will/will not work and follow ups if the candidate solves the question quickly.
TheOatmeal
Stealth
8 months ago
By any chance as an EM do you review PM resumes too inside org ?
No, Google PM, TPM, SRE are separate orgs, with merge happening much higher than at other companies I have seen. Even our VP does not manage any PMs.
you transitioned from IC to EM role in google? or your previous org? What sort of questions are asked in Google EM interview? DSA heavy? Design Heavy? Leadership?
What's your normal day looks like?
What are the skill required to operate/excel as an engineering manager?
Everyday is different but there are usually 1:1s, reviewing plans and design, planning (people, projects, process), meeting stakeholders, project tracking & updates, representing my team in broader forums.
Skillset needed: strong design skills, strong communication, empathy for others, problem solving.
D0nkey05
Stealth
8 months ago
Is it worth grinding for Google - like are there actually smart people who wonder what's going under the hood or are they just DSA addicts? I heard someone say the company is in shambles in terms of hiring quality.
Corpdaaku
Student
8 months ago
😂
What and when was the most recent application of DP, that you came across ?
I haven’t seen DP been applied in my teams, but I am sure there are teams in Google where DP approaches would be helpful
Which path would you recommend? Managerial or IC? EM vs staff software engineer?
There is no one path to success. It depends on you. Do you enjoy helping people succeed? Are you okay with your day to day work being completely interrupt driven ? As a SWE, you build products. As an EM, you build teams.
Both paths have ample growth option and similar compensation.
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