Networking is not necessary for a software engineering job. The two main factors are: - can you code in a whiteboard to pass the interview? - are there visas

Networking is not necessary for a software engineering job. The two main factors are: - can you code in a whiteboard to pass the interview? - are there visas available to get you to work in your country of choice? I studied in Chile, and worked there too (in several companies no one has heard of in the US). Six years ago Google interviewed me, and I've been working for them since. Google paid for all expenses to bring me from Chile to the US - and I'm not the only one. Now, having someone inside Google to refer you and endorse your hiring helps. If you don't know anyone - try open source. There are some awesome communities to join: - https://medium.com/google-cloud/analyzing-github-issues-and-comments-with-bigquery-c41410d3308 https://medium.com/google-cloud/analyzing-github-issues-and-...