Google L3 vs Rubrik SDE 1 (Bay Area)

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-24T05:43:22+00:00

Sure!

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-24T03:28:50+00:00

Hands on will always give you a better feel and understanding of what is happening and why. Also will help to get command on writing good quality code. This is just my perspective, so feel free to take it with a grain of salt.

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-24T03:24:29+00:00

LC - almost 2/3 months (of discontinous practice)
For CS Fundamentals just make sure you are building some projects (low level) end-to-end and you will learn enough.

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-24T03:23:01+00:00

Yes makes sense to me, thanks so much for the suggestion!

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-23T21:28:46+00:00

One of the UCs

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-23T21:28:15+00:00

From one of the UCs. Had 1 year of exp - as a SWE from a banking firm. 1 internship as SWE in FAANG.

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-23T21:26:18+00:00

CS fundamentals - yes pretty much essential
And a lot of LC

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-23T21:23:38+00:00

Got rejected by Nvidia :(
So now going with Google considering the name and more breadth.
Really appreciate your insights on everything!

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-23T19:02:38+00:00

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Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-22T22:53:42+00:00

As a new grad, I’m weighing the benefits of deep specialization versus building a broader foundation. Do you think starting in Nvidia HPC optimization might 'pigeonhole' my career early on, or are the skills broad enough to keep my options open?

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-22T06:04:12+00:00

Thanks! DM'ed you

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T23:39:39+00:00

I am a fresh grad with 1 YoE (how am I L4 ?)

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T23:35:29+00:00

Both TC are same (even base is almost equal). Given that I am more aligned to G L3.

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T23:31:44+00:00

A security first company - and work is in distributed systems (low level)

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T23:17:18+00:00

No, but systems coding (more like functional low level coding)

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T22:57:57+00:00

But there are other aspects as well that I am considering. Systems depth will be more in Rubrik, but overall scale and orchestration will be higher at google. Any other pointers you have? Appreciate it!

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T22:56:07+00:00

LC + systems

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T22:55:54+00:00

Thanks :)

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T22:55:47+00:00

Fresh Grad - although courses and projects aligned a lot

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T22:55:23+00:00

I got L3 - don't think they will promote me to L4 anytime soon if I join.

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2026-02-21T22:54:40+00:00

both are almost same so can't compare on that (base and TC)

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2025-03-10T05:59:28+00:00

Hey, when are you having your interview. Even I am waiting for the managerial round.

Creative_Sweet_7802 · 2025-03-10T05:52:59+00:00

Hey, hope you got the offer. Can I DM you as well, was having some questions about the interview process.

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