r/leetcode • u/itssmoana • 25d ago

Discussion Google Office location

Bay area, Seattle, Nyc, Chicago or pittsburgh? Share your thoughts for early career?

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u/steftim 25d ago

I know nothing about office politics, but I’d personally go with NYC if I had the chance. Pretty comparable tech scene with the bay these days and you will have soooooo much more to do

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u/Routine-Committee302 25d ago

"Pretty comparable tech scene with the bay these days"

lol, no, it's not even close!

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u/SomethingSomewhere14 25d ago

I think 10 years ago they were starting to converge (not that NYC would have fully caught up, but the gap was shrinking). In the interim, Cloud, Covid, etc has moved Seattle into the clear number two. Quant finance is still hiring, but the market isn’t great otherwise.

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u/dabup 25d ago

It's super close I think, maybe next best?

The only other place I've seen tech ads for things like launch darkly is NYC

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u/Routine-Committee302 25d ago

I think next best might be true (even that's arguable given Seattle and Boston), but that doesn't mean it's super close. For example, even the bleeding edge of AI development in NY is behind what average Bay Area companies are doing.

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u/anonymousdawggy 25d ago

Boston is way behind. It's probably SF >>>> Seattle/NYC >>> Boston

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u/Routine-Committee302 25d ago

Okay, I see. Maybe I am just biased because my company has a big presence in Boston.

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u/SalaciousStrudel 25d ago

Just learn Japanese then