Get that job in Silicon Valley

Martin Pelant eMan s.r.o.

Google hiring process1. Recruiter call

2. 1-2 phone interviews

3. Paid trip to nearby Google office (London) and on-site interview

4. Offer

Google hiring process1. Recruiter call

2. 1-2 phone interviews

3. Paid trip to nearby Google office (London) and on-site interview

4. Offer

Facebook hiring process1. Recruiter call

2. 1-2 phone interviews

3. Paid trip to Menlo Park, CA and on site interview loop

4. Offer

Phone interview◦ Phone or Skype call◦ Using collabedit ◦ 45 minutes◦ Interviewer is potential co-worker

On-site interview loop◦ A day full of interviews◦ Write code on a whiteboard◦ Lunch

Glassdoor.com

How to prepare Review algorithms, data structures and tree traversals -> BI-EFA

Know the complexity

Practice coding questions without IDE

Practice coding questions aloud – you need to talk

Practice again◦ Implement a simple solution◦ Then optimize it (memory, runtime)

Leetcode.com

Closed form solution BI-ZDM

H1B Visa Minimum Bachelor’s degree

Apply before April 1st

65,000 annual cap ◦ 233,000 petitions received ~ 30% chance◦ Last year 172,000 petitions ~ 40% chance◦ Lottery

Results within a month

Can start working in October

L1B visa Transfer visa

International company

Must work 1 year in an office outside US

No annual cap

Bootcamp 6 week training

Some time in California HQ

Exploring new technologies

Choosing the team

Interview Anti-Loop If you don't get an offer, you may still be qualified to work here.

◦ Interviewer A: filesystems, network protocols, math◦ Interviewer B: Design pattenrs, unit testing, SW project management◦ Interviewer C: Data structures unix utilities processes & threads

Wait 6-12 months and re-apply

Thank you

Martin Pelantplus.google.com/+MartinPelant @MartinPelant

eMan s.r.o.www.eman.cz @emanprague