Simple - $$$ and prestige, that's why. If you play your cards right, Google is one of very few companies in the area that will make you absolutely ridiculous (f

Simple - $$$ and prestige, that's why. If you play your cards right, Google is one of very few companies in the area that will make you absolutely ridiculous (for the level) offer in practically all cash, not some faint promise of payout some time in future. Then, once you have Google on your resume, it opens opportunity to at least start a conversation with almost any other company you wish to work for.