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Google Backend
- Interesting Backend Teams at Google I've been through a couple L4 team match interviews at Google but majority of them have been obscure teams focused on various niche domains in Google Cloud. Is this a normal experience at google? I would like to work on backend infrastructure/distributed systems but would prefer something less esot
- Google Interview Prep (Backend) I was told that I will have two domain specific (not system design) interviews for backend engineering. Will also have two data structures/algorithm interviews. YOE: 0-1. Interviewing for L3 level. For the two domain specific interviews, what are some topics worth studying up on? Has anyone gone th
- vote Backend to full stack in Google I matched with a team in Google that is full stack (L3) but I only know backend. will I have enough time to learn frontend after I join or should I ask for a backend team? no numbers yet
- Search Backend team at Google? Considering pursuing the Search Backend team at Google (SWE; either NYC or Zurich). Does anyone have any good/bad impressions? Is it a fun culture to work in? TC $200k
- Backend/Cloud - Apple vs. Google Feeling a little burnt out. What major differences would I notice, going from Apple to Google?
- Does google have backend teams that use Python/Golang? Hey, I passed google HC, and I am not too familiar with what languages are popular here, 1. are there backend teams that use python (not data engineering, data science teams, I mean regular backend)? 2. what about for Golang? 3. If neither, what languages are used in the backend for google (what i
- vote Google L3 to pursue backend eng track? Hi 🙋♂️ guys I passed HC approval for L3 and in the phase of team matching. I have an option to take extra interviews for L4 level. I have experience in Front-end and infra tool. I would like to pursue some cool backend engineering tracks. Some areas like map reduce, database, APIs,,, etc I’m c
- Google Payments team tech stack? (Backend) 1. Payment Platform Customer API - java, python, go, javascript? 2. Payments Infrastructure - k8s, terraform? Go? ... I got team matching w these teams. I wonder what tech stacks they use! Thanks 🙏 TC: 230K Yoe: 3
- Upcoming telephonic round with Google, Backend Enginnering Hola blinders, It's been long time I have been as interviewee.;) Wanted to know about what to expect with Google telephonic round? What sort of prep will be good to go ? YOE 6.5 Blind tax 🥜 #engineering #software
- What frameworks does Google use for C++ backend? Do they use something like Restbed? Their own internal frameworks? What should I learn if I want to prepare for a full stack role at Google with c++ in the backend? Not much backend experience. TC: 70, YOE: 2.5 #google #tech
- Google on-site Backend SD Q for frontend engineer A couple weeks ago, I had the Google virtual on-site for frontend engineering where they asked me backend system design questio: I think I fully bombed it and couldn’t come up with satisfactory ans. I wanted to ask to Google engineers here - why is that the case? Frontend engineers are not going to
- vote Google low level infra vs startup distributed backend I am an L4 engineer currently working on CRUD applications, ETL pipelines, integrations, and devops, which I do not find very interesting. Recently I got offers from two very different roles. One is from an internal Google team working on low level infra that has some aspects of distributed systems
- Backend Technologies used by sdes in Google and Facebook. Google and Facebook sde folks. I have a small doubt. As a sde what tech do you use commonly for backend development at Google or FB? For example java folks use Spring boot and spring. I heard Google uses protobuffs and FB uses graphql extensively.
- Tips for New Grad Starting on Backend Team at Google Hey guys, I'm starting a new grad position at Google very soon, doing Backend work. What tips do you guys have for making good first impressions and ramping up and contributing as soon as possible?
- What's the compa ratio in Google L5 India Backend Engineer role? Title says it all Current TC: 40L YOE - 8
- Any team looking for backend developers in Google Zurich or Munich? Passed HC but no luck in team match so far. My other offers are expiring so trying to see if anyone on Blind can help. Currently doing backend but open to other profiles if the team is right. Please DM me or leave a message and I will DM. #google #zurich #munich #backend #hiringcommittee #enginee
- PhD in geophysics to L4 backend SWE at google. Is this switch doable? Asking for a friend.. would appreciate answers from google employees.. is this switch doable with 1 to 2 yrs of prep? Friend has a good math and stat background but hasn’t taken a lot of CS courses (only took one algs course).
- vote Amazon SDE II Backend Engineer vs Google SWE III Engineering Productivity I have offers from Google and Amazon and wanted to get some second opinions on my situation. The compensation is comparable between roles for the cost of living and I have no preference between the bay area (not Mountain View) for Google and Seattle for Amazon. Google is a dream company that I woul
- Which team develops distributed ML architectures at Google, like Parameter Server or TensorFlow backend? Are these teams part of the ML or Cloud org?
- vote Level mapping I currently have around 6.5 years of full-time experience in the industry but none of it is in backend distributed system. I have upcoming interviews at Google/ Microsoft and Amazon. Can I aim for senior level roles (Google L5 +) without any backend experience? TC : 220k (Thanks to stock tank) #Go
- Any Google Hiring Managers in Bay Area looking for L3 SWE? I just passed HC and I’m looking to team match in the bay area. I’ve got exp as an SRE and backend. My main languages are Python and Java but I would be keen to work with C++ or Go as well. #google
- vote Google L4 vs Meta E4 Have offers from both in backend infrastructure. Google TC: 382k 190/400/60 (400 with front loading 33% year1 ) Meta TC: 375k 185/460/75 I care most about personal growth and climbing up the ladder. YOE: 4.5
- Referral for Linkedin, Airbnb, Twitter, Indeed, Nvidia, Confluent, Deshaw, Tower research India Need Referral for Linkedin, Airbnb, Twitter, Indeed, Nvidia, Confluent, Deshaw, Tower research India for sde2 in backend. Please help. TIA. #tech #amazon #microsoft #google
- vote Is research where all the fun is? Backend = distributed systems, boring. Research = cutting edge tech with tons of innovation. For ex. Google Brain, Deepmind, FAIR
- Google to Coinbase/Databricks/Snowflake movers - how are you doing? How do you rate your move in retrospect? What things good or bad as same as your Google life? What is different? Would you give an infrastructure/backend Googler a referral? TC: 490k
- Next step in career (India) Already completed 2 years in current company/team and planning to move to a similar role in a chilled out company. What are my options in India? Preferably looking to work on backend stack with a good WLB. TC - 1.14Cr YOE - 4 #google #linkedin #microsoft #amazon
- vote Offer Decision: Google or Square I have two offers here: Square L5, 250k Google L3, 215k Square I'll be working with backend PHP/Laravel. Google has a bit of choice within the team but I'd probably work on some backend C++. Which do you think is the better choice? TC: literal joke. 4 yoe #engineering #software #swe #google #s
- Referral to Google Can someone pls give me a referral to Google for senior backend engg Tc 300k Thanks #google #referral
- Delay accepting Meta offer I just got an offer numbers via phone call from Meta - yesterday YOE - 11 years Office - NYC Base - 195K Bonus - 15% Stock - 570K - 4 years Level IC5 generic Software engineer - (Full stack or Backend). I need to try different teams once I join to select I also completed team match with Google and
- Google sde titles Software engineer backend vs software engineer. What's the difference between software engineer backend vs software engineer title at google. Is there difference in pay or level ?
- Referrals Hi friends 👋 I would really appreciate help in getting referrals. I have 6+ years in Software Engjneering (backend). Recruiters from Meta, Google, and Microsoft have reached out to me already but would truly appreciate referrals to any other tech company. Located in SF Bay Area and open to Remot
- Google downleveled to L3 I’m honestly somewhat surprised that Google gave me L3. Currently at Microsoft at 62 Meta offer for E4 Snap offer for L4 Doordash offer for E5 I’ve already told all of this to Google recruiter. One Google interview went badly due to interviewer asking JavaScript async syntax for a backend track.
- Singapore Referral for SWE role Hi, im a backend software engineer based in #singapore and looking for referrals for the following companies: #google #stripe #apple #netflix #amazon #coinbase #gitlab #indeed #shopify Or any other tech company with presence in #sg that has good culture and pays well. Thanks! TC: 120K SGD
- vote Google vs. Coinbase vs. Amazon I'll keep it short Will be a junior in uni next year, so not as worried about FT yet (unless i should be). this regards an internship Google: horrible team imo (pure frontend, building a TS library). pays b/t CB and Amazon Coinbase: can choose team, but not personally interested/passionate ab blo
- vote Coding interview difficulty level for Senior How’s coding interview difficulty level for Senior backend SWE for these companies (decreasing order of difficulty) for Google Facebook and Uber
- Microsoft/Google teams Backend teams with good WLB in bay area? @Google @Microsoft
- vote Google Team Match Suggestion Hi all, I’m currently in team match process and would like to get some opinions from this group! In terms of learning opportunities and team culture, what would you recommend? - Ads experiment platform (customer facing experiment) - Google Nest - Connect Sales Backend - Google Store I’m a backend
- Google Photos Org Hello, I am wondering how is the Google Photos Org specifically for a backend engineering role? Is WLB/Culture better or worse than average Google? Are there lots of deadlines to meet? #engineering #software #swe #google #photos #googlephotos
- Best engineering teams in Google NYC? What are the best software engineering teams in Google NYC? Interested in backend and infra #google #interviews #career #engineering #software #swe
- Need India Referrals Hi Folks, I am L4 Software Engineer working with Google in USA. I have decided to move to India for family reasons and looking for referrals in backend software engineering, data platform and data engineering position. I am not familiar with companies landscape back in India and would like to get
- vote Offer comparison: GCP L4 vs TS L4 Got 2 offers recently. Any advices are appreciated. Google: L4 under GCP security Require no specific domain knowledge, pure backend stuff. Heard WLB is not great in GCP in general, promo to L5 is also tough. TC350k TS: L4 senior under data engineering, no sure what to expect regarding tech/projec
- Career advice needed TLM at google on a backend team. Or e6 at fb ml team. Is ML overrated? Or is manager better?
- Need referral for Meta As title says ☝️ SWE backend with 5 yoe Microsoft- 2 months - team sucks 🤒 LC: 70/300/120 #meta #amazon #microsoft #google
- Databricks Referral 2 YoE, backend team at Google Is anyone in Databricks willing to offer me a referral? #software #referral #databricks
- Did anyone move from ML to product or backend? How was the transition? Is it essential to work on infra projects to pass product/backend system design?#engineering #google
- Referral SDE2 [India] Hi Blind Family, Looking for backend SDE2 referrals at good product companies in India. YOE: ~4 CC: Flipkart (Java Backend Engineer) TC: 24 (Base-22 + PB-2) + 65 Units of ESOPs ($9204) Thank you! #google #uber #microsoft #linkedin #atlassian #oracle #oraclecloud #oci #salesforce #adobe #t
- Teams in Google London Currently interviewing for SWE at Google London. What interesting SWE teams work there? I’m mostly interested in backend work
- Google interview preparation tips Got a interview offer from Google for Software Engineering Backend role. Need some tips for interview preparation. Is it going to be completely DS/Algo? If so then any specific areas that Google likes to probe? #google #interview
- How to apply for Backend position? I have been working mostly in frontend for last 2.5 years. Recently moved to backend 0.5 yrs. Companies are not allowing me to apply for backend SDE2 roles. They only allow me to apply for SDE1 backend roles. Should I apply for fullstack roles? TC: 20L+12L(current MSFT price) yoe:3+ #amazon #coin
- vote True "full stack" developers are a myth You either are better at front end or backend, and can google your way out of the other end if necessary