Noogler question

Jul 3, 2021 25 Comments

Joining google next week as L4. I understand there is gonna be at least 4 weeks before I start working with my team. My team uses Java and I have 0 experience . Do you guys think I should use next 4 weeks to learn Java . Will that help me after I start working with the team ?

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  • Visa
    jhunl

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    jhunl
    Did you specifically ask for a 4 weeks gap before start date?
    Jul 3, 2021 7
    • Google
      paganHack

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      paganHack
      Google has a 4 week period where new engineers focus just on learning all the google systems and such, including working on small projects. During that time they have minimal interaction with their team while they learn the ecosystem in google.
      Jul 3, 2021
    • New
      wubwub

      New

      wubwub
      Also, yes OP should choose Java in their codelabs during the process and try to get Java in the stack for their GTI project.
      Jul 3, 2021
  • LinkedIn
    cosmicpain

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    cosmicpain
    Java 8+ is really beautiful and easy to write but at the same time might feel a bit intimidating if you haven’t worked on it at all.
    Just give yourself a weekend going over some udemy or similar course and you’ll be fine. Don’t need to learn over the course of 4 weeks.
    Jul 3, 2021 5
  • Google
    lcxt

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    lcxt
    GTI is beyond useless.

    Ask if your team has suggested onboarding codelabs and do those instead.
    Jul 3, 2021 0
  • New
    Starset

    New

    Starset
    This upcoming week is my last week of Noogler orientation. I started 3 weeks ago as an L4. My team uses C++ and I don't know it at all.

    Week 1 is basically a week off. You have no orientation stuff scheduled, your team expects nothing from you. In fact, you probably couldn't even work if you wanted to since it took 4 days to have the meeting scheduled to get my credentials setup up to let me use my work laptop.

    Starting week 2 you have 3 weeks of GTI Orientation. I asked my tech lead about C++ and he said to focus on GTI and worry about learning C++ later. What you'll come to find out is that Google is a special little snowflake and they have to do everything completely different than every other company. So you have to learn everything from scratch all over again.

    Moral of the story - learning it ahead of time is probably a good thing but you will also be given time to onboard if you don't know it.
    Jul 3, 2021 2
    • New
      Starset

      New

      Starset
      The name of the orientation program. It like global technical introduction or something like that
      Jul 3, 2021
    • CATALYST.Earth
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      CATALYST.Earth

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      It's my first week being a Noogler. I have the credential appointment scheduled for Thursday. Feels like there's nothing much I can do while waiting for the appointment. Any recommendations?
      Sep 15, 2021
  • Google
    oakey

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    oakey
    Once you join you'll see how a lot of shit is different here. The environments, IDEs, build rules, etc. You'll have time to understand it well enough.
    Jul 3, 2021 0