how is GCP?

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JnT893

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JnT893
Jul 11, 2020 26 Comments

got team matched to a GCP team, but a little worried about the future of this group since they are third place behind aws and azure, HM told me GCP is growing and there are lots of opportunities, can googlers or xooglers chime in?

(edit) also when i get my offer im assuming im past the VP review? my recruiter at google didnt answer my question directly, want to make sure theres no chance of rejection if i decide to accept

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  • Ppl in Azure work for 12+ hrs a day. AMZ is even worse. Good luck overtaking.
    Jul 11, 2020 7
  • Google
    googler47

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    googler47
    GCP is a huge organization, so it's hard to say whether you'll be on a good team or not.

    That said, if you care about impact, it's always going to be a bit depressing to know you're working on a product that is a distant 3rd place with virtually no chance to ever go beyond that (that is, all the work you'll be doing is to just ensure you don't fall to 4th place or below)

    Of course, things could be much worse, you could have matched with the Meet/Chat org instead πŸ˜‚
    Jul 12, 2020 2
  • Salesforce / Eng
    ahoy!!

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    ahoy!!
    If entire Google (except Search and ads) is in hiring freeze and GCP is still hiring. That says something ain't it?

    GCP is the place where interesting work is happening. The tech stack in some teams are pretty slick.

    Google is pretty flexible in moving orgs, you can move out of GCP if you don't like it.

    I personally know few folks who are pretty happy at GCP so I'd say give it a shot. Else your waiting will be long.
    Jul 11, 2020 10
  • They are one of the few orgs hiring right now. Surely working hard to overtake AWS and Azure? Congratulations anyway. Would love to be in your position someday πŸ˜„
    Jul 11, 2020 0
  • Google
    poopface

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    poopface
    As mentioned earlier, it's easy to move around within Google. General guideline is to stay on a team for 1.5 yrs before moving, but when it comes time, changing teams is a matter of look at a list of internal postings and clicking a button to contact the manager. That said, there are interesting projects in GCP so you very well could be happy just staying there.
    Jul 12, 2020 0