[TriLUG] Job at Google, in California or Ireland

[Shane O'Donnell]

I've heard that Google is becoming the new Microsoft in their use of
"creative" interviewing techniques, tough tests/questions, etc.  I remember
the old Microsoft interview question: "Why are manhole covers round?" and
found that intriguing.

Is there any truth to this?  Anybody ever interviewed with them?  I remember
their Harvard billboard stunt, but thought that was just recruiting--not
interviewing.

Shane O. 

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf
Of Aaron S. Joyner
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:36 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
Cc: mdove at google.com
Subject: [TriLUG] Job at Google, in California or Ireland

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Senior Software Engineer, Google.com (SRE)

Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin Ireland. 

 

Are you part ace coder, part adrenalin junkie? Do you have a knack for
seeing a problem and immediately discerning the likely solution? Maybe
you've been coding for years, are bored with the old
design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn for some
faster-paced challenges? Or perhaps you're a seasoned software engineer who
is also a genius at jockeying networks and administering UNIX clusters. 

 

We're looking for top-notch thrill seeking, software engineers to join the
Google.com team. Google.com engineers are in the thick of everything
involved with keeping Google running, from code-level troubleshooting of
traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting edge services; from
monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure. We are
aggressively building this elite team of high level engineers in this
mission critical environment. All team members must have strong analytical
and troubleshooting skills, fluency in coding, good communication skills,
and most of all enthusiasm for tackling the complex problems of scale which
are uniquely Google. Google.com engineers tackle challenging, novel
situations every day, 

and work with just about every other engineering and operations team in the
process.

 

Qualifications: 

.BA/BS in CS, or equivalent experience. 

.Strong programming/scripting skills in any of the following: C, C++, Java,
Perl, Python

.In-depth knowledge of Unix (preferably Linux), networking, and shell 

scripting. 

.Proven technical troubleshooting experience. 

.Excellent analytic ability, strong communication skills, and a strong sense
of urgency. 

.Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests. 

.5+ years experience in a similar position a big plus. 

.Experience with Unix system administration a plus. 

 

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of
your resume to:  

 

 mdove at google.com <mailto:mdove at google.com>

 

Important: The subject field of your email must include Senior Software
Engineer, Google.com, Mountain View or Senior Software Engineer, Google.com,
Dublin

Engineering Manager/Director Google.com (SRE)

Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin, Ireland. 

 

We're looking for a highly technical, hands-on Engineering or Operations
Manager to lead a team of 4-10+ Google software engineers and systems
administrators for the Google.com group. The Google.com teams are directly
responsible for Google's stellar uptime record, and act as the guardians and
custodians of Google's user-visible services. In this leadership role, you
will be responsible for ensuring that Google users can always reach and use
all of the services under your team's care.

 

Requirements: 

.Very high technical competence and strong academic record. 

.4+ years of relevant hands-on technical experience, and a record of 

individual technical achievement. 

.3-10+ years of relevant experience managing software development and/or 

operations teams. 

.Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live end-user 

systems. 

.That rare mix of intelligence, integrity, domain knowledge, verbal agility,


and diplomacy which allows you to rapidly earn the trust of
technically-astute 

teams across the company. 

.BA/BS in CS preferred; MS / Ph.D. a plus. 

 

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of
your resume to:

 

mdove at google.com. 

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