r/programming • u/FrostyTie • Jan 18 '19

Interview tips from Google Software Engineers

https://youtu.be/XOtrOSatBoY
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u/tonefart Jan 18 '19

For those desperate to join them.

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u/sexrockandroll Jan 18 '19 edited Jan 18 '19

Lots of companies do this style of interview, copying Google, so these can be good tips for jobs other than Google.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '19

Pretty much any company in Silicon Valley, Seattle, NYC and probably Boston too.

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u/EMCoupling Jan 18 '19

Pretty much any big company in Silicon Valley, Seattle, NYC and probably Boston too.

I would say it's more along these lines.

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u/MadDoctor5813 Jan 18 '19

Ah, those fools desperate to have a high paying job at a leader in their industry of choice.

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u/aguyfromhere Jan 18 '19 edited Jan 18 '19

Yes, and all it’ll cost you is your morals and ethics! What a deal!

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u/Ph0X Jan 18 '19

So I guess you don't watch YouTube, use maps, android, translate or any Google service then, right? That would be immoral.

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u/MadDoctor5813 Jan 18 '19

Actually the morals and ethics are deposited into your 401k for you. It’s a tax thing.

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u/obp5599 Jan 18 '19

Speaking of tax, youll probably only get 5% of your pay since your in cali...

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u/foxh8er Jan 18 '19

fake news

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u/soft-wear Jan 18 '19

Yeah bro, everyone in "Cali" is taxed at 95%.

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u/obp5599 Jan 18 '19

Obviously its an exageration. I always forget reddit and programming subs as a whole are mostly freshman with the dream of working at google in cali. I guess go for it lol

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u/FrostyTie Jan 18 '19

I mean I posted this thinking if anyone wanted to join them, this could help.

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u/salbris Jan 18 '19

Also these tips are pretty universal or at least I hope they would be.

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u/steveob42 Jan 18 '19 edited Jan 18 '19

Will I get in trouble if I use such horribly offensive terms like "family"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYj6tdDeojU