If given an option between these 2 offices, which one would you recommend? I am new to bay area. Not worried about school district. I am ok with suburb lifestyle. Would the office culture, perks and opportunities widely vary between these offices? Would the rent or commute be better in one compared to other?
You won't be given a choice. Different teams work in the two locations. If you work on Cloud you'll be in Sunnyvale; RWC is mostly Area 120, marketing, and facilities folks.
If you have a choice and both teams are good chose RWC if you want to live in the city, commuting from RWC to SF is much easier the Palo Alto to Sunnyvale 101 portion there is always insane amount of traffice
What are some good areas to look for housing near RWC? I prefer living in a SFH than a condo/ apt.
Sunnyvale office let's you live around San Jose, santa Clara, even Milpitas with a pretty shorty commute. These areas are significantly cheaper than by RWC. From a financial perspective, Sunnyvale is generally better (but there are surprise deals around everywhere on occasion).
That’s good to know. Thank you!
Sunnyvale is the place where a house sold for $750k-over-asking not that long ago. I wouldn't call it affordable. If you want to save money on rent, go live in San Jose (still not cheap, but at least vaguely approaching sane).
I hear Sunnyvale has the best food
Lolz
I had a Google interview today in Sunnyvale. The food at Uber was better than Sunnyvale.