Google engineers potentially can get a job anywhere but may not want to for multiple reasons: 1) The pay, plain and simple. 2) Google-scale problems are a ver

Google engineers potentially can get a job anywhere but may not want to for multiple reasons: 1) The pay, plain and simple. 2) Google-scale problems are a very specific kind of problem that may not apply to other companies. I'm sure most of the engineers would be competent at dealing with smaller companies' problems, but maybe they don't want to? The interviewing process already selects for low-level LeetCode-style problems and I guess the ones who make it through must enjoy it. You're unlikely to have a need for those kinds of problems in smaller businesses where most of the work is CRUD and connecting APIs together. 3) At such a large company you could lay back, chill and most likely still fly under the radar while enjoying the money. This might be more difficult in smaller companies who are more demanding.