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Google is hiring. 9,632 roles open right now.

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HQMountain View, CA
Founded1998
Employees180,000+
Posted (30d)3,326

[00] STOCK

INTERVIEW PREP

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[01] HIRING NOW

Live from their career page.

Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Google's ATS, not an aggregator.

Open roles

9,632

Posted (30d)

3,326

+6.9% vs prior

Posted (7d)

798

Posted range

$155K – 222K

Base, from posted ranges

Most-hired roles · last 90 days

Software Engineer
716 roles
Software Engineer III
286 roles
Technical Program Manager
175 roles
Product Manager
109 roles
Software Engineering Manager
91 roles

[02] HIRING PULSE

Google's hiring pulse.

We re-scan Google's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.

Steady798 postings this week vs a baseline of 631.3/week

Posted (7d)

798

Posted (30d)

3,173

Posted (90d)

8,117

Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 22, 2026

[03] COMPENSATION

What Google pays.

Total comp at FAANG is genuinely excellent, especially at senior levels. Base salaries range from $150K to $300K+ depending on level, but the real money is in stock. A senior engineer might have $400K to $800K+ total comp when RSUs vest well. The catch: refresher grants vary wildly based on performance ratings, and stock price matters a lot.

By level · reported by current and former Google employees on Levels.fyi

Data Scientist

Source: Levels.fyi
LevelTotalBaseEquityBonusN
L3$190K$140K$36K$14K23
L4$268K$181K$62K$25K25
L5$367K$217K$115K$34K13
L6$464K$250K$165K$49K22
L7$661K$276K$326K$60K15
L8$895K$349K$465K$81K5

Product Designer

Source: Levels.fyi
LevelTotalBaseEquityBonusN
L3$139K$121K$11K$8K26
L4$275K$173K$74K$28K18
L5$368K$202K$132K$34K21
L6$502K$242K$207K$53K20
L7$659K$294K$298K$68K24
L8$931K$332K$475K$123K6

Product Manager

Source: Levels.fyi
LevelTotalBaseEquityBonusN
Associate Product Manager 2$183K$154K$18K$12K11
Associate Product Manager 1$194K$144K$21K$29K11
Product Manager 1$280K$179K$72K$28K30
Product Manager 2$374K$213K$129K$32K16
Senior PM$536K$250K$217K$69K13
Group PM$782K$288K$409K$85K26
Director$1213K$357K$738K$119K14
Senior Director / VP$2450K$443K$1708K$298K6

Source: Levels.fyi · median across reported samples

Concrete perks mentioned in job postings

  • 401k match
  • equity
  • remote/hybrid
  • unlimited PTO
  • parental leave
  • gym
  • bonus

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[04] IN THEIR OWN WORDS

How Google pitches itself.

“I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era”

Learn more about Google. Explore our innovative AI products and services, and how we're using technology to help improve lives around the world.

Source: about.google

[05] VISA SPONSORSHIP

Hiring international candidates.

Google has a documented USCIS H-1B petition history.

Sponsors H1B · USCIS-confirmed petitioner

Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).

[06] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING

The cities Google is hiring in.

Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Googleis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.

Top cities by open roles

Sunnyvale, California
1,521 roles
Mountain View, California
1,278 roles
New York City, New York
603 roles
San Francisco, California
543 roles
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN
529 roles
Atlanta, Georgia
444 roles
Dublin, Leinster, IE
417 roles
Singapore, SG
406 roles

Remote: 151 positions

+219 more locations

[07] OFFICES

Where Google works.

Google office locations

© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Headquartered at 2761 Marine Way, Mountain View, CA 94043. We've mapped 40 Google offices across 25 cities, so you know where you'd report before you apply.

Also in: Cambridge · Boulder · Seattle · Charlotte · Sunnyvale · Midlothian · San Jose · Goleta · Chicago · New York · Rochester · San Diego · +12 more

Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors

[08] LAYOFF HISTORY

What past rounds looked like.

Google has had 7 reported layoff rounds on public record since 2020. We list these because candidates routinely tell us they wish they had known before applying. Context, not a verdict.

Reported rounds

7

Headcount cut

13,115across 4 of 7

Most recent

Jan 22, 2024

Round size not disclosed

Source

Jan 16, 2024

Round size not disclosed

Source

Jan 10, 2024

1,000 roles

Source

Source: Layoffs.fyi, public record

[00] M&A HISTORY

Google has acquired 8 notable companies on public record. Acquisitions tell you about a company's appetite, scale, and direction.

Fitbit

Jan 2021

Waymo

2009

+3 more

Source: Wikidata

[10] KEY FACTS

Founded

1998

Employees

187K

2022

Listed on

GOOG

Nasdaq

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q95

[11] ABOUT

What Google does, and who fits.

Google Cloud provides cloud computing solutions for businesses and organizations.

Google Cloud delivers enterprise-grade solutions that leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance productivity, collaboration, and scalability. Their services include infrastructure, data analytics, AI/ML tools, and more, enabling customers to innovate and grow in a digital-first world.

Founded

1998

HQ

Mountain View

Founders

Sergey Brin & Larry Page

Employees

187K

2022

Source: Wikidata · QID Q95

[12] CULTURE

What employees actually say about Google.

Aggregated review scores from 78,615 employees on Comparably.

A

79/100 overall

CEO

Sundar Pichai

79/100 rating

Compensation

97/100

Work-life

93/100

Perks

97/100

Environment

90/100

Team

97/100

[14] TECH STACK

What Google actually builds with.

Pulled from the technologies, languages, frameworks, and tools mentioned across Google's recent job descriptions. Machine Learning shows up most often. A reflection of the actual day-to-day stack, not just whatever's on GitHub.

Languages
Python5SQL3
Cloud
Google Cloud Platform6
Methodologies
Machine Learning8AI5

Counts = distinct job postings mentioning each tech in a 20-job sample.

[15] RESEARCH OUTPUT

What Google publishes.

Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and citations attributed to Google on OpenAlex, the open scholarly-graph index. The volume and citation count of recent work is a strong prestige signal for research-heavy roles.

200papers in the last 2 years
82,216 all-time104.1 avg citations
Most-cited papers, last 2 years
Most prolific authors, last 2 years
Sushil Jajodia · 9 papers
Moti Yung · 9 papers
Pierangela Samarati · 8 papers

See Google on OpenAlex

[16] AT GOOGLE

The honest take.

The working environment promotes collaboration, innovation, and a blame-free culture that encourages risk-taking.

WORK-LIFE

Work-life balance

Varies dramatically by team. Some orgs are genuinely 40-hour weeks with good boundaries. Others are grind cultures where 60+ hours is normalized. The key is asking specific questions during interviews and talking to people on the actual team you'd join.

WHO THRIVES

Who thrives here

People who work well within systems. If you're frustrated by needing approval to make changes or prefer moving fast, you'll struggle. If you like stability, clear expectations, and learning from smart colleagues, it's a great fit.

WATCH OUT

Things to watch

Scope creep and layoffs. Big companies frequently reorganize, cancel projects, and do RIFs. Your amazing project might get killed for strategic reasons having nothing to do with your work.

[17] CAREER GROWTH

Where Google takes you next.

The brand opens doors forever. Ex-FAANG on your resume gets you interviews almost anywhere. Internal mobility is usually good. Promotions follow structured criteria but can still be political.

[18] INTERVIEW PREP

Going through their loop?

We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Google's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.

[19] HOW TO APPLY

Your resume lands in gHire.

Google uses gHire as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their gHire pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.

Scoutify watches Google's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.

Sniper applies on Greenhouse, Workday and SmartRecruiters career sites, and Google hires through gHire, so the fastest route here is to get instant alerts when Google posts a new role and apply yourself while it is fresh.

[22] FAQ

Questions people ask about Google.

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Does Google sponsor H1B visas?

Yes, Google does sponsor H1B visas for international candidates. This is a common practice among large tech companies to attract talented individuals from around the world. If you are considering applying from outside the United States, it's essential to ensure that your qualifications align with the roles available at Google, which currently has 9,897 active job postings.

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