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- Noogler PM Guide Hey folks, Seen lots of advice around about tips on being successful at Google as a SWE, some of which are obviously generic (don't each too much food, don't spend too much time on extracurriculars, limit your subs). Just wondering if you have any advice on the things one should be doing specifical
- Noogler SRE L3 SWE-SRE. Any tips? What laptop should I be choosing?
- Are there any Nooglers on here? What’s your role?
- vote Google HC chances NG Noogler or No_googler Update: HC passed!!!!! Hey guys, I just wrapped up Google onsite yesterday. Today HR emailed me for an updated resume and transcript to process my incoming application. Does that mean they will send me to HC? How do you guys think about my chances of passing HC? TC 0, YOE 0 Onsite 1 BQ: Went very
- What to expect as a noogler? Joining google in a week as a new grad sde. (edit: swe lmao) This is actually my first real job in the industry (I only did research before.) Can someone please share what would the first few weeks be like? Will I just be learning tools? Excited but also really nervous. Any insight will be appreciat
- If new Googlers are Nooglers, then new Amazonians… …are PIP-squeaks. Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
- When will you get the noogler hat? Especially now that the start is remote, will you get the noogler hat with the computer delivery or when will one get the hat?
- Google laptop options for noogler Anyone knows what this high perf hardware eng. Windows option is?
- vote Noogler Laptop Poll Follow-up Narrowed down the laptop choice to either the MacBook 13” or the MacBook 15”. If you work at Google, which one do you use?
- Nooglers starting next week (in 2 days) Anyone joining Google and starting on Tuesday? What role/level are you taking? What are you most excited about? I’m starting as a L5 frontend SWE in the Product Infrastructure group. I’m most excited about the project I’m joining and the potential impact I’ll be making there.
- what to expect in Noogler Orientation first day at google. what to expect?
- link Blind chat to help Nooglers! FYI I have just created this chat to help folks who are about to join Google or have recently joined. You can join if you are one of the following: 1. Person who has accepted a Google offer but is yet to join 2. Person who recently joined Google 3. A current Googler who is willing to help 1 & 2 In
- All the Nooglers, Xooglers and Googlers How did you pass this damn interview ? LC questions are all insanely tricky. How did you manage to come up with solutions 4 times in a row (4 coding rounds)for some unseen difficult problem. Please share your valuable thoughts. Is there a secret other than practicing LC? I’m so tempted to give up,
- vote Nooglers & Amazonians always on Blind I have seen this trend and this is insane and highly immature. People from Google & Amazon are always ghosting people for the stand they wanna take in their replies. Bullying people like an idiot. We are talking about smartest people on earth who got lot of money too! Useless arguments. Disgusti
- vote Do Nooglers still get that awesome hat? Might need apply then TC: 62k europoor
- Advice for a T5 Noogler I'll be starting at Google in Seattle in two weeks. Any useful advice, or things you wish you had known that would have made the first six months go smoother?
- Noogler orientation dates in december are there any December days for Google orientation?
- Does google give free mobile phone to nooglers ? If yes, which phone ? #swe
- Can i change teams as a noogler? Noogler celebrating my 2nd month here. Dont like my team, and dont like my project. Never had the chance to select teams or do a team matching during recruitment phase. My almost 10 years of outside experience is totally useless here. Technology I was hired for is not the technology I will be worki
- 2/19 Noogler Orientation Check-in Thought I'd kick this off to see if anyone else is starting tomorrow. What position you starting?
- Things not working out in Google - Noogler ? Advice ? Hi All, Joined Google as Software Engineer (T4) 6 months back in Seattle/Kirkland area. Google has always been my dream company so really wanted to have things worked out. Anywsys, things arent working out with my manager, he is not supportive or epmhatetic. Gets very visibly upset, annoyed and an
- Where can I find the Noogler chat? I remember there was a Blind chat group for Nooglers although it expired so it migrated to somewhere else. Where can I find it? I am going thru team match and would like advices.
- vote NG noogler or No_googler HC chances(border;ine ) Hey guys, I just wrapped up Google onsite yesterday. Today HR emailed me for an updated resume and transcript to process my incoming application. Does that mean they will send me to HC? How do you guys think about my chances of passing HC? TC 0, YOE 0 Onsite 1 BQ: Went very well. Had an amazing co
- Go on leave right after Noogler Orientation? I’m slated to start at G first week of 2020. Thanks to a recent post here on Blind, I learned that I won’t qualify for 2020 equity refresh unless I still start this year. Now, my recruiter offered for me to attend Noogler orientation next week, and then go on unpaid leave until my original start da
- When do Nooglers get their work equipment? Start date on Monday 12/6 and still haven't received the equipment neither any communication saying it's shipped
- Noogler lowballed like crazy - what are my options? Joined Google about a couple of months ago. I came across the internal pay comparison spreadsheet for the first time yesterday and I'm extremely mad. I realized my TC is quite a bit lower than the median for my level and role mostly driven by the fact that my initial RSU grant was less than half of
- Noogler Onboarding from India for US position Hi, I am starting at Google in Feb. Is it possible to onboard from India for US position? I have to travel to India in Jan and need to get new H1B stamp to return to US. If that gets delayed, I want to be able to onboard from India. Any things I need to be aware of? I heard G can deliver equipmen
- Noogler here, can I change teams now ? Hi, Just joined Google in SVL(Bay) 3.5 weeks back. I dont think I am right fit for my current team at all. Team just started 2 months back and all are people with experience in Goolgle. Expectations from me are very high and I have no time to ramp up at all. Technically I dont see an issue but I h
- When does Noogler first see stock grant vest? New Googler here, if I was granted $167K stocks over 4 years (front-loaded), how long after I start will I see my stocks vest and available to sell? TC (first-year): $208k + 20k sign on Location: San Diego YOE: 2 #google #noogler #stocks #rsu #vest
- L6 Noogler get equity in first year? I read that only if rating is exceeded expectations or more. Is that correct?
- Wisdom for a Noogler/new TPM Ladies and gents, I’m about to join Google as a TPM in a few weeks and hoping to crowdsource some wisdom. Doesn’t have to be a Google-specific as the TPM role seems fairly universal in the big tech firms :) For example, what are some of your biggest lessons learned? Both as a TPM, PgM or as a SWE w
- H1b documents needed for noogler orientation I am joining google in 2 weeks and welcome email requests to carry all original documents on day 1. my h1b petition was approved yesterday and original document may take another 2-3 weeks to arrive. so question is, whether electronic approval is acceptable as a valid document ? BAL lawyers believe i
- New Grad Noogler applying for WFH? I'm a new grad SWE and have been with my team for about a month and a half. I'm seeing the high rate of WFH approvals and was wondering if any nooglers have gotten approved for WFH or office transfer. Would love to WFH or work from NYC but I'm not sure I'd be approved since I'm still ramping up.
- Non-SWE Noogler: Laptop & Phone questions Will be an incoming non-SWE Noogler soon. All the folks in Mountain View who interviewed me had Pixelbook 2’s so I assume that’s the best to get? Should I consider the Pixelbook Go or something else? I have an iPhone XR which works fine although I’m not wedded to iOS. Can I keep it or should I swit
- vote How hard is it to perform well (ramp up) as Noogler? Have an offer as an incoming L4 SWE and am worried about how difficult ramp up is? I only have 2 YOE and it's in a product area that I have very little experience in. Non-GCP, non-EngProd. The HM gave me the impression during the team fit call that she expects a relatively quick ramp up and that
- Can Nooglers work from Canada during first 90 days? I am joining Google in January on H1-B visa. Currently in visa transfer process and I am already in Canada. I want to plan out when I can stay here until. It says on the offer letter that return to office is required after first 90 days. Can I work remotely from Canada during this first 90 days whil
- Noogler orientation for GCP Solutions Architect role Hi guys, I will be going to Noogler orientation soon. I'm going to be GCP SA. Any tips for the orientation? Thanks.
- Will noogler need to move to bayarea in September? will they put off the ddl? I heard of the PA specific policy, I don't know specifics New tc 230k
- Is it safe to make a blind account with my @noogler email? I'm assuming @noogler emails go under less scrutiny than @google emails. Is it a good idea to make a Blind account now? Or will I get fired before I start?
- How Soon can I change teams within Google as a Noogler 8 month Noogler, frustrated with micro-management and politics on my team. How soon am I able to start looking at other roles. Do I have to wait 1 year ? #Google #noogler #changing teams TC - $450
- vote Remote on boarding: Noogler orientation vs FB Bootcamp? Anyone been through either recently? Maybe describe your experience? What could be done differently?
- vote Nooglers: How long did team matching take? Recently passed hiring committee, was told I'd be moving on to team matching but that it might take longer than usual (I am interviewing in Cambridge, MA). Putting out a poll to get an idea for how long to expect based on recent experiences, since I know experiences have varied from a few weeks to a
- Noogler struggles. I joined last week and feel like I'm drowning. Any tips? So I joined Cloud last week and I am struggling. Google has SO MANY internal tools (piper?! p4? g4? changelist? ganpati?) I can barely keep my head on straight. My team's code is also entirely in C++ (I did Java at Amazon) and I'm just really overwhelmed rn. Honestly, p4 confused the hell out of me.
- Tips for a noogler in GCP About to join GCP and looking for advice from googlers on how to prepare myself ahead. I have some free time before my joining date. Basically do's and dont's with respect to culture, Development environment and best practices, technology areas and skills to brush up on, things to learn and look ou
- vote L6 Struggling Noogler or move as Senior Director at Tier 2 Company I’m a noogler L6 manager and pretty unhappy, but I took a short LOA and I’ve been reflecting over my time and I realized I’m literally putting in zero effort and it’s not that I can’t. The stock market appreciation is making me glued to stocks and not doing any work. I’m almost at year mark, my man
- Normal to struggle with legacy code as Noogler? Title. Joined Google, for all intents and purposes, the last 2 months, wrapped up training about a month ago and was supposed to be working on "starter" work. First starter project ended up being much more complicated than manager anticipated and was reassigned. Currently on my second starter feat
- Google (Noogler in Policy) - best laptop to choose? Will be working in Policy/Trust and Safety as a specialist and starting soon. Want something fast, functional, easy to use and light with great battery. Caught between Windows Lenovo Yoga X1 and Macbook Pro 13in. Not keen on how a Pixelbook works and working via browser (could be persuaded by a gre
- Transferring teams at Google for Nooglers(due to culture/manager misfit)? Going to start in Google Seattle in 2 weeks. Was wondering can Nooglers decide to transfer team incase it is a bad fit(team/culture/manager), is there any provision to tackle this ? Since these things are not known upfront (during team match)? I have be situations in my past companies where manage
- Can Nooglers work from Canada during first 90 days? I am joining Google in January on H1-B visa. Currently in visa transfer process and I am already in Canada. I want to plan out when I can stay here until. It says on the offer letter that return to office is required after first 90 days. I want to find out if I can work remotely from Canada during t
- New Nooglers and WFH: is Google withholding state taxes even if remote? For recent Nooglers who are working from another state and are yet to relocate to CA, is Google withholding state taxes as if you live in CA? if so, will you have to wait for a year to get that money back when you file taxes?