Initial comp was great; refreshes are harder to get and you have no leverage
Very fragmented; too many product areas; lots of bureaucracy.
Before Musk jumped in there was a decent design culture with a lot of talent.
Musk fired most of the design squad and killed the culture.
I have an offer for a Senior SWE role at Google X. The comp offered is lower than I would have expected with a ~200k 4 years RSU grant (about 50k/year). Usual Google T4 offers are at around 320k/4 years and higher with good competing offers. Is the compensation philosophy at Google X that different ...Read more
I’ve applied to a few positions at X over the last couple months, and they send an almost immediate email (less than a minute, at any time of day) that sort of sounds like a rejection. Is it an automatic rejection? Or just a badly worded “maybe we will reach out” email? I realize the ones I applied ...Read more
hello, is google x a good place to go? when a project ‘graduated’ from google x, is it just a startup by its own? is it risky?
X the moonshot company vs Google. presige, pay, interesting projects, smart people etc which is better?
Looks like Google X is doing a second round of layoff. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/alphabet-s-secretive-x-division-lays-off-dozens-of-workers-in-cost-efficiency-push/ar-BB1h5zcA?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=487b0fb28a264e469a20b08ff2c52747&ei=10
Hi All, I just received an interview request from this company called “X, the moonshot factory” and I’ve been trying to find as much information as I can about them. Their parent organization is google. Questions 1. How’s the work culture and projects there? The specific project for which I got r...Read more
hi! I’m interviewing with Wing next week for Operations role. Recruiters did not prepare me with what is expected. is there someone who works at Wing who can help. TIA #interview
https://arstechnica.com/google/2024/01/google-lays-off-dozens-from-x-labs-wants-projects-to-seek-outside-funding/ "Google wants projects to take outside venture capital as part of budget cuts."
Any X’ers here have any inputs on what it’s like working at Google X? I’ve always been fascinated by Waymo, Loon etc and have an interview coming up with the robot project for Vision. Also is it easy to transfer within projects? I’m pretty interested in working for mineral but unfortunately not get...Read more
Hi, I'm wondering what is a recommended way to negotiate an offer with X when they reach out asking for expected compensation? How do you go about getting your unvested stocks/bonuses/retirement from current job to be included in the package? Also, can anyone provide some insight into different le...Read more
Xoogler here. Quit last summer after a tortuous tenure that could only exist at Google. I'm currently in the final interview loop at [X] (spread out over multiple days to accommodate schedules). What are the comp and benefits - equivalent to Google proper? Same levels and job ladders? Is one awarde...Read more
Any experience with google x and the work life balance? What’s good Tc and rsu for data engineers?
I'm done with @Google. I know many good individuals working there, but as a company they've irrevocably lost my trust. I'm "moving out". Here's why: I've been reading Google's Gemini damage control posts. I think they're simply not telling the truth. For one, their text-only product has the same (i...Read more
Hows the work culture and environment? Had my informal interviews and liked the tour- feels welcome but then the quiet environment and silence was a disappointment. Fb is quite lively especially Classic campus.
Hi. I'm a Google employee! I'm stunned that the company now wants us to have year-end goals and will evaluate us based on business impact. I joined Google after college, where I was on the Dean's list. Did I bring into the conversation that I went to Princeton after earning top SAT scores? My 20% pr...Read more
I had a phone interview for a non tech role, the interviewer told me that the recruiter will contact in a week or two regarding the next steps. Is that usual? Just curious how slow/quick X hires.
Onsite interview went well. What could I potentially expect to negotiate for. Robotics PhD 2 yoe current TC 160 (I did a poor job of negotiating at Apple as I only had east coast offers to benchmark from)