Good WLB, really look after employees with free food of great quality.
It’s always an about making an impact. No one interested in developing existing tooling or developing the processes before the tooling. It’s tooling first - with long development timelines then release MVP and walk away.
I’m applying for SETI roles since I’m a devops/automation guy at current company and would like to know if anyone had interviewed for SETI roles at google recently Are they different from SWE interviews? Can I expect difficulty level of SETI same as SWE? Any comments/suggestions would be of great ...Read more
Anyone recently interviewed with Google for their SETI role, please share your experiences. What is the general interview difficulty level? What type of questions are expected? Thanks in advance!
Hiring Committee at Google rejected my application for SWE. My recruiter has asked me if I would like to try for SETI (Tools and Infrastructure) now. Will I have to interview again for SETI, or will they use my last interview feedback to decide for a SETI position? Do you guys know someone who has ...Read more
I've been approached about Google's SETI team and had a few questions: They say that they're equally respected and have the same opportunities as SWEs, is that true? They also said that they have a lot of mobility to switch to SWE that's what you end up wanting, any insight on that. Generally, if...Read more
Currently an SDE @ Microsoft, have an offer for SETI @ Google. Recruiter swears that it's just a regular developer role with focus on internal tooling. When Microsoft used to have testers, the recruiter similarly swore up and down that Test was same as Dev, but of course this was not the case - all ...Read more
Can Google SETIs (current and ex) please share their experience. Also have you switched(or tried to switch ) to SWE anytime. TIA
I have a google onsite interview for Software Engineer Tools and Infrastructure position. Can anyone guide me what is their interview pattern for the onsite interview? I know that there would be 4 rounds. Will it be all DS and Algo or will it include OODesign, System Design or Behavioural round?
Compensation: Overall LinkedIn is paying 30k/year more than Google (about to negotiate with Google) Aim: To do full time development work (by switching teams if need be) by 2 years HR at both companies told me its easy to switch to a SWE role. Will joining as a SRE in a new college grad role make...Read more
can anyone comment on what seti do and how their compensation compares to swe? i enjoy working in tooling and am interested to see how current employees feel about this role.
I’m interviewing with google for a SETI and wondering how’s the headcount situation. There was a hiring surge later last year and I heard that SWE headcount is running low. What about SETI?
I have been recently approached for SETI position. Although it says Software Engineer, the primary work is creating testing frameworks only? Is this correct. Moving to SETI position is recommended or not? Can we shift to SWE roles after joining as SETI. Please advice.
Hello I have a google seti interview coming up and was wondering how much I should prepare on smoke testing/unit testing? Also will there be system design questions? Yoe: 2
I spoke to a recruiter and he told me to apply for Software Engineer, Tools and Infrastructure instead of Software Engineer as both of them have same pay structure. I wanted to know does SETI role include lot of testing and is considered second class when compared to SE ? Thanks.
Got recruiter calling me every two months for an SETI role. I got suspicion because recruiter said I don't have to explain why I am interested in this role. Confused, is it testing role? Why they are not straightforward? No interest in testing role right now
Rumors saying they will all be SWE afterwards. Can somebody confirm this or provide more details? Is this just a naming change or a reorg?
I have interviewed for the Softwate engineering role at google. My offer got rejected at the SVP stage. However, they are willing to offer a SETI role (Software Engineer Tools and Infrastructure). The recruiter tried to brand the quality of work being similar to that of the sde. But, from a google ...Read more
Did anyone attend interview at google for SETI position? Request you to share your experience and please do let me know the preparation tips. I was supposed to interview his January but could not attend. I am planing to give the interview in a month or so. Please advice.
I have been shortlisted for the Google SETI Role. The recruiter did mention more emphasis on testing and fewer coding rounds onsite. I would appreciate it if someone can share specific experiences working as well as interviewing for this role.