Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Google Job Search

Hey everyone!  Have you ever wondered what jobs are available at Google?  Well here are 3 of the many jobs Google offers!

Test Engineer, Google TV

 In this job, you use your knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, promote proper engineering practice, bug prevention strategies, testability, accessibility, privacy, and other advanced quality concepts across products.  As a Test Engineer, you navigate Google's massive codebase, identify weak spots and constantly design better and creative ways to break software and identify potential problems. You'll have a huge impact on the quality of Google's growing suite of products and services.  This job is available in Mountain View, California. 

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience testing public SDKs or APIs
  • Experience testing any of A/V, HDMI, DRM, Streaming Video, Consumer Electronics products.
  • Experience in iOS and/or Android application development.
  • Experience with performance, stability, and/or stress testing.
  • Experience with test planning and test ownership for complex, significant products or feature sets.   
Responsibilities
  • Test owner for a complex product or set of features, including test planning, building test tools, and writing test automation.
Minimum Qualifications
  • BA/BS in Computer Science (In lieu of degree, 4 years relevant work experience).
  • Excellent coding skill in C, C++, Java or Python.
  • 4 years of software test engineering.
This job is full time, and was posted on January 31, 2013.  Click Here to go to this job.

Software Engineer, Platforms

As a software engineer, you work on a small team and can switch teams and projects as our fast-paced business grows and evolves. We need our engineers to be versatile and passionate to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward.  With your technical expertise you manage individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables. You design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. This job is available in Madison, Wisconsin.

Preferred Qualifications
  • MS or PhD.
  • 4 years work experience, including experience in networking, storage, systems architecture, compilers, operating systems and/or modeling and analysis.
  • Strong analytical and coding skills.
  • Excellent communication skills. 
Minimum Qualifications
  • BS in Computer Science (In lieu of degree, 4 years of relevant work experience).
  • 2 years of relevant work experience. 
Responsibilities
  • Design, enhance, build, and deploy system software infrastructure.
 This job is Full-Time and was posted on May 5, 2009.  Click Here to view more about this job.

Program Manager, Hardware Operations

As a Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Your projects often span offices, time zones and hemispheres, and it's your job to keep all the players coordinated on the project's progress and deadlines.  This job is available in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Responsibilities
  • Manage multiple, simultaneous data center projects from inception through completion.
  • Gather requirements and define the scope of the project. Find resources, manage resource allocation for projects. Develop a plan and schedule, with well-defined milestones.
  • Manage communication of progress/status with customer groups in various locations and timezones; own and nurture relationships between cross-functional teams
  • Remove roadblocks and keep processes running smoothly.
  • Define and develop cross-team roles, expectations, and responsibilities; drive process development and iterative optimizations. 
Preferred Qualifications
  • Data Center operational background and 2 years of large scale project management experience.
  • Demonstrated ability/experience to manage complex projects involving team members from multiple disciplines and geographies; experience within complex organizational settings (e.g., PMO, geographic dispersion, etc.)
  • A strong sense of focus and excellent attention to detail while working in a very fast-paced environment.
  • Strong prioritization, multitasking, problem-solving and organizational skills; excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical abilities. 
Minimum Qualifications
  • BA/BS degree (In lieu of degree, 4 years of relevant work experience). 
This job is Full-Time and was posted on October 12, 2012.  Click Here to go to this page.

These are just some of the jobs available.  Click Here to see the many more they offer.
 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Google Drive

Hello again!! Today we learned about a Google tool.  This tool is called Google Drive.
To get to Google Drive, you go to Google and at the top of the page, there is a tab called DRIVE. 

If you click on this and are logged into Google, a page that is called Your Drive will pop up. 
From here on, you can create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, drawing, and a folder, just by click on the red create button.  Once you create a the document you want, it will automatically save whatever you type or place.  

Google drive also let's you share this Document with others by entering their email.  They then will be sent an email with a link that will open the page.  This will let them edit your document,  or if you want them to just view it, you click view or comment.  

I highly recommend this website.  This will make a lot of things easier! Enjoy!

Friday, February 8, 2013

Check It Out!!

Hi everyone!  We just learned about two new websites called Glowtxt and Flashvortex!  These websites are about making your blog more flashy!  Each of the websites offer fun animations!
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Glowtxt- Glowtxt is a a website that can help you jazz up a greeting or special saying you want on your blog.  They offer many fonts to choose from!  This is a very simple website to use!  I find it very interesting.  After you design your font in a way it appeals to you, you simply either download the image or copy the HTML.



Wednesday, February 6, 2013

A Fun Google Trick!

Hey there!  Today our teacher shared with us about Google.  Many people use Google, but not very many know that Google has some fun tricks!

One of these trick is to Google Chuck Norris.
There was a time when the internet raged with all imaginable Chuck Norris jokes. So naturally, Google itself dipped its hand in the meme with the Chuck Norris Google Trick. Search “Chuck Norris,” and Google returns a familiar Chuck Norris joke: “Google won’t search for Chuck Norris because it knows you don’t find Chuck Norris, he finds you.”



There are many more!  I encourage you to click here to see more!
Enjoy!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Favicon


Hi everyone!  Today in class, we learned about Favicons.  What is a Favicon?  A Favicon is short for favorite icon, and is a 16x16px square icon.   This is the picture that appears when someone is visiting on your blog.  Below is a picture of my blog's Favicon.

 Adding a Fivicon brings your own flourish to your blog, and is very easy to add to your blog.  To add a Favicon, go to the Favicon website.

When you get to the website, you can create your own or browse for a specific one.

Enjoy!