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Do you or anyone else know how much/little Google outsources their development work? I was having a discussion with a fellow engineer about the outsourcing mode
by rudy750 15y ago
Do you or anyone else know how much/little Google outsources their development work?
I was having a discussion with a fellow engineer about the outsourcing model and innovation.
- cletus 15y agoOutsourcing? Not even a little bit. Not only that but AFAIK contract engineers are incredibly rare and nonexistent in many product areas. This isn't to say that Google doesn't have partnerships with external vendors. We do. But engineering in general is a core competency, something far too valuable and of strategic importance to outsource.
- ooorrr 15y agoI can confirm this: you can basically count the number of contract engineers in the US on your fingers and toes.
- shazow 15y agoAre we counting Google Account Managers hiring third-party contractors to do ad-hoc work for major clients? https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pylons-discuss/asqBrrEEhNo/discussion https://groups.google.com/d/topic/pylons-discuss/asqBrrEEhNo...
- skybrian 15y agoThere are exceptions. But for software engineers who contribute to Google's (non-open source) code base, Google pretty much got out of using contractors around 2008 or so. Some contractors became employees. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10107141-93.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10107141-93.html
- iradik 15y agoThey outsource by buying startups.