[TriLUG] Job at Google, in California or Ireland

[Robert Ryals]

Shane O'Donnell wrote:

>I've heard that Google is becoming the new Microsoft in their use of
>"creative" interviewing techniques, tough tests/questions, etc.  I remember
>the old Microsoft interview question: "Why are manhole covers round?" and
>found that intriguing.
>
>Is there any truth to this?  Anybody ever interviewed with them?  I remember
>their Harvard billboard stunt, but thought that was just recruiting--not
>interviewing.
>
>Shane O. 
>
>  
>
And doesn't it seem that this "recruiting" effort started about the time 
of their IPO ?  They may be trying to find the best talent they can get 
- but I bet there's a hidden agenda of boosting their stock value if the 
public see's that they only hire the best.



>-----Original Message-----
>From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf
>Of Aaron S. Joyner
>Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:36 PM
>To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
>Cc: mdove at google.com
>Subject: [TriLUG] Job at Google, in California or Ireland
>
><-- Posted on behalf of mdove at google.com, per her request to
>steering at trilug.org -->
>
>Senior Software Engineer, Google.com (SRE)
>
>Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin Ireland. 
>
> 
>
>Are you part ace coder, part adrenalin junkie? Do you have a knack for
>seeing a problem and immediately discerning the likely solution? Maybe
>you've been coding for years, are bored with the old
>design-build-review-test-ship-repeat routine, and yearn for some
>faster-paced challenges? Or perhaps you're a seasoned software engineer who
>is also a genius at jockeying networks and administering UNIX clusters. 
>
> 
>
>We're looking for top-notch thrill seeking, software engineers to join the
>Google.com team. Google.com engineers are in the thick of everything
>involved with keeping Google running, from code-level troubleshooting of
>traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting edge services; from
>monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure. We are
>aggressively building this elite team of high level engineers in this
>mission critical environment. All team members must have strong analytical
>and troubleshooting skills, fluency in coding, good communication skills,
>and most of all enthusiasm for tackling the complex problems of scale which
>are uniquely Google. Google.com engineers tackle challenging, novel
>situations every day, 
>
>and work with just about every other engineering and operations team in the
>process.
>
> 
>
>Qualifications: 
>
>.BA/BS in CS, or equivalent experience. 
>
>.Strong programming/scripting skills in any of the following: C, C++, Java,
>Perl, Python
>
>.In-depth knowledge of Unix (preferably Linux), networking, and shell 
>
>scripting. 
>
>.Proven technical troubleshooting experience. 
>
>.Excellent analytic ability, strong communication skills, and a strong sense
>of urgency. 
>
>.Ability to handle periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests. 
>
>.5+ years experience in a similar position a big plus. 
>
>.Experience with Unix system administration a plus. 
>
> 
>
>For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of
>your resume to:  
>
> 
>
> mdove at google.com <mailto:mdove at google.com>
>
> 
>
>Important: The subject field of your email must include Senior Software
>Engineer, Google.com, Mountain View or Senior Software Engineer, Google.com,
>Dublin
>
>Engineering Manager/Director Google.com (SRE)
>
>Positions based in Mountain View, CA and Dublin, Ireland. 
>
> 
>
>We're looking for a highly technical, hands-on Engineering or Operations
>Manager to lead a team of 4-10+ Google software engineers and systems
>administrators for the Google.com group. The Google.com teams are directly
>responsible for Google's stellar uptime record, and act as the guardians and
>custodians of Google's user-visible services. In this leadership role, you
>will be responsible for ensuring that Google users can always reach and use
>all of the services under your team's care.
>
> 
>
>Requirements: 
>
>.Very high technical competence and strong academic record. 
>
>.4+ years of relevant hands-on technical experience, and a record of 
>
>individual technical achievement. 
>
>.3-10+ years of relevant experience managing software development and/or 
>
>operations teams. 
>
>.Strong project management skills, especially in deploying live end-user 
>
>systems. 
>
>.That rare mix of intelligence, integrity, domain knowledge, verbal agility,
>
>
>and diplomacy which allows you to rapidly earn the trust of
>technically-astute 
>
>teams across the company. 
>
>.BA/BS in CS preferred; MS / Ph.D. a plus. 
>
> 
>
>For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of
>your resume to:
>
> 
>
>mdove at google.com. 
>
>  
>


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