Actually the average age of software engineers at Google is much higher than 30.[1] It's the non SWEs that being the average down. The cited source in that arti

Actually the average age of software engineers at Google is much higher than 30.[1] It's the non SWEs that being the average down. The cited source in that article lists average ages for all employees, not just technical ones. This is unfortunately an overlooked distinction when writing about the industry. [1] source: I work for Google.