im_not_the_one

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   by im_not_the_one 4y ago

   Thanks for your thoughts. My impression is that it's fairly easy to move around within Google. Was that your experience? I realize that the only way I will learn if I like SRE is to actually do it. And it feels less risky (I'd pro
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   by im_not_the_one 4y ago

   I don't know about other SRE groups, but from what they told me about this particular group, no.
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   by im_not_the_one 4y ago

   Why are you joining as a SRE instead of a SWE? My reading-between-the-lines is that Google has more open SRE positions than non-SRE positions. SRE wasn't what I was necessarily pursuing. But no job is perfect and this seems like a go
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   by im_not_the_one 4y ago

   My recruiter is quick to remind me that this is a SRE-SWE role. Yes, my impression from the SRE book is that Google has put a lot of thought into the role. It's good to hear that reality lives up to the expectation. Thanks for the repl
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   Ask HN: Impressions of Google SRE?

   28 points by im_not_the_one 4y ago|19 comments