Creating a separate thread to track the any progress on this topic for this week. There has be a tremendous response and a ton of useful information posted in the past couple of weeks. We have been constantly trending up week over week in terms of views & comments. This week was a bit slow, hopefully it is cuz of people getting offers and not completely losing both interest and hope. Let us continue doing so going in to week #8 (post official freeze date). Summary from past few weeks: 1. Google is NOT under a hiring freeze anymore. A freeze by definition is ZERO new offers being extended and that is not the case. We saw offers being generated in some selected orgs since week of 08/15 and more candidates have gotten clarity, either moved forward or back to TM. 2. The above statement does not mean that hiring is back in full swing, in fact far from it. Critical roles are being prioritized and suitable candidates are being moved forward in the process. Open positions pre to post freeze have almost been slashed by 50%. Impacting most of L3/L4 positions.L3 positions seem feasible only in 2023 (with some exceptions) and L4 seem to dwindle down rapidly. Some L5 positions have been cut as well. Even some L6 positions have been cut in the last few weeks. Google is shifting focus to prioritize more on the revenue generators as opposed to cost centers. Days of pet projects and pure research might be behind us. With that being said, several cuts even in L6/L7 positions in GCP. 3. We are seeing a patterns of very specialized roles or must fill roles (regardless of level) being prioritized in the recent weeks. Some hot areas are AI/ML, TPM for certain teams, specialists in certain areas, etc. Another data point is that looks like GCP has completed prioritization for sales/customer facing roles (at least for North America). This means that they will be reaching out to candidates that are further along the pipeline (HC approved + TM done in the past) and almost were hired, but were impacted by the freeze. My RC expects to get more clarity on TM calls next week. 4. Macroeconomic factors: Not directly related, but inflation not being tamed will pose a threat to the economy & a potential recession (at least that is the perception) This will force FED's hand to raise interest rates and funny money days are over. It means companies (including Google) tightening down their belt, bonuses, stock buy backs and most importantly head counts. The upside here is lower stock price = potentially more RSUs (if you can negotiate well). Brace yourself for a target of 3000-3300 fall in S&P and imagine what that could do to the corporate sentiment and hiring. 5. I cannot emphasize enough of how important it is for you to have a great relationship with your RC. It is up to them to set you up with currently approved open roles. They generally like to keep you role/location/level in finding these matches. Try to stand out as the positions/candidates ratio has dramatically shifted. We have seen open positions being cut from 4900 or so to 2200-2300 until now. 6. Most RCs know a lot less than the collective wisdom we gather from threads like this, but being in touch with RC is beneficial especially if you have not had a TM or back in the line cuz the role that you were previously matched is gone. This means you can expect anywhere from a purely TM get to know call with a HM to a semi-interview style approach by them. Be very prepared for these calls. 7. Last but not the least, as frustrating as the current situation is... no point in flaring out on RCs, leadership at Google, etc. I rather have them think this through than HIRE in a rush only to FIRE after. Plus, nobody is stopping you from seeking other opportunities. It would be great to know if anyone (regardless of level, role, etc.) are receiving offers after the freeze kicked in and please post any useful updates provided by your recruiters. Just to standardize the format of information sharing, I urge everyone to follow this format: My Situation: Role/Level: Principal Architect (L7) Team & Location: GCP (Bay area) Last stage cleared: HC, TM done. Stuck in last stages of compensation negotiation when freeze started. Got a real update this week. Just as I expected, the team & HM that I was aligned with could not keep their HC. It was apparent why RC was stuck from moving forward with me even though the general freeze was lifted. This is a step backwards for me. Next step: Hoping to find out next week if RC is able to line up any TM calls. For now, just assuming it is not going to happen and will start exploring other opportunities. Please refer here for this history of this thread. Google Hiring Freeze Updates - Week of 09/19/22 https://www.teamblind.com/post/m7gK1UcU [671 comments and 9.9K views] Google Hiring Freeze Updates - Week of 09/12/22 https://www.teamblind.com/post/VeNgYiq7 [789 comments and 15.3K views] Google Hiring Freeze Updates - Week of 09/05/22 https://www.teamblind.com/post/eU6ccGYz [697 comments and 10.5K views] Google Hiring Freeze Updates - Week of 08/29/22 https://www.teamblind.com/post/7yRsJsvc [707 comments and 15.6K views] Google Hiring Freeze Updates - Week of 08/22/22 https://www.teamblind.com/post/gkOcYhaY [659 comments and 11.6K views] Google Hiring Freeze Updates - Week of 08/15/22 https://www.teamblind.com/post/hS2HDS1W [609 comments and 10.6K views] Google Hiring Freeze Updates - Week of 08/08/22 https://www.teamblind.com/post/jwx8XnW2 [243 comments and 6.9K views]
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That's tough OP. Oh well, at least we'll keep having those threads.
Thank you saint
Thank you saint
2 weeks ago I matched with a remote team and 1 week ago I passed HC for L5 iOS SWE. I signed my offer letter a couple days ago. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get this far, and certainly not at L5, since I’m coming from a nowhere-near-big tech company. Edit: 175k base, 450k RSUs, 30k sign-on, 15% target (1st year TC $380k)
Congrats and good for you!
That’s amazing! Congratulations. Mind sharing your final TC breakdown etc?
OP you are my hero for posting these threads each week and for helping us stay informed and somewhat sane 🙏
Thanks OP
Thanks OP 👍
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#6 is gold so repeating here. Be prepared for semi-interview in TM.
I also caught some nuance from my RC that the upcoming TM will be something more than just a normal call but am not sure exactly what to prep other than going over publically open information on the role
Are you for real?
Op prolly doesn't know that they are just a resource and would be treated as a rat among thousand others. Kudos for the effort but to be obsessed this much is a bit too much.
Spotify 7 * 13 =28 "Are you for real?" Are you? Nobody is obsessed or fixated. FYI, 4 years ago I declined GCP offer and joined AWS. It was the right move then and would not change a thing.