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How does Google "select heavily for generalists" when the interview is almost entirely comp sci? Perhaps you mean "computer science generalist". Afaik, the onl
by spir 7y ago
How does Google "select heavily for generalists" when the interview is almost entirely comp sci? Perhaps you mean "computer science generalist".
Afaik, the only way for me to get a software offer from Google is to spend dozens or hundreds of hours studying computer science, and nothing else.
If I interview for software at Google, they don't ask about my skills in product design, economics, or strategy. If I interview for a non-software role at Google, they don't ask about my experience writing software.
Show me a Google interview that's half software and half product. That's a role to which I'd like to apply :).
I think TFA argues that Google's org structure is not optimized to benefit from or hire cross-disciplinary generalists.
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- username90 7y agoAlthough most engineers at Google doesn't talk to non-engineers Google still have roles requiring both. Examples: https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/89970700451750598-technical-program-manager-identity-platforms/ https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/89970700451750598-te... https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/141084669270467270-product-technology-manager https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/141084669270467270-p... https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/75981898595082950-product-manager-machine-learning-edge-and-cloud-silicon https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/75981898595082950-pr...
- spir 7y agoDo any of these roles involve writing software?