Would you take a Google developer productivity role?
Jan 30, 2020
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Im a full stack developer with 2.5 YOE.
I passed hiring committee for L3 last April, but couldnt find a team in the location I was moving to. (G office there is smaller) So I took a different job and moved there. I’m learning a lot, building interesting products, making a good salary, and made friends at work in a new city.
Now my Google recruiter has reached out about a developer productivity role in my city (my hiring committee approval is still valid). I’d much rather be in normal development and my current situation is good, but I can’t help but feel I should take this opportunity to get in while I can.
Would you take it?
For context, the job description mosty mentions test and build processes.
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But I don’t really want to do that kind of work and I’m worried about getting stuck in it.
And the guy from Oracle doesn’t know what he is talking about.
Source Doing that kind of work at Oracle, interviewed for the same role at Twitter and other places so know the role.
* you have good wlb
* not heavy oncall since your users are employees
* A bunch of freedom for tech stack
* Fast dev iteration
* No A/B testing bs or PM bugging you
* Immidiate impact, coworkers tell you how grateful they are for your work