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Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by TurkishPoptart on Monday February 24, 2020 @05:25PM (#22409085)
What was the job? I only hear about people with comp sci backgrounds getting hired there.
Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by antoinealb on Monday February 24, 2020 @06:56PM (#22409666)
I did not study CompSci but microengineering (mix of things, including robotics and manufacturing) and I am now working there as a SRE. Some colleagues are mathematicians. So definitely not only CS background :)
Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by unishark on Monday February 24, 2020 @09:12PM (#22410392)
So in interviews do they also test mathematicians and engineers on undergraduate courses?
Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by gowld on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @12:03AM (#22420425)
Yes. It doesn't matter what field you were in, it matters how well you know the skills they are looking for.
Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by antoinealb on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:52AM (#22421713)
Had exactly the same interviews as my colleagues from a CS background.
Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by justbees on Monday February 24, 2020 @06:35PM (#22409546)
It was frontend. I did ok with some heavy studying, but I'm definitely more UI focused on a day to day basis. The problems I had to figure out during the interview were nothing at all like what I do daily.

I walked away feeling like if I really wanted to I could knuckle down and study for longer and get a job there, but I decided it wasn't really my thing and went in other directions. Like I said, I took the studying and the subject matter as a challenge and I feel pretty pleased with how far I got considering I have a painting degree.