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Google's “Director of Engineering” Hiring Test

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1764 points fatihky | 3 comments | 13 Oct 16 15:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mankash666 ◴[13 Oct 16 16:02 UTC] No.12701666[source]▶
"Recruiter: wrong, it's SYN, SYN-ACK and ACK; if Google is down you will need to know this to diagnose what the problem is. We will stop here because it's obvious that you don't have the necessary skills to write or review network applications. "

Because when Google is down, it's typically upper management that fixes network issues. CEO level to directors of engineering are on pager duty most nights there.

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1. mooreds ◴[13 Oct 16 16:45 UTC] No.12702074[source]▶
May I assume this is tongue in cheek?
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2. mankash666 ◴[13 Oct 16 18:55 UTC] No.12703129[source]▶
Absolutely not. The reason so many Google upper management types sport beards (case in point, Sundar Pichai), is the chronic lack of time from working nights as data-center technicians/network engineers. How else can you explain Google's up-time and low-latency? :)
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3. mooreds ◴[13 Oct 16 19:22 UTC] No.12703340[source]▶
Right. Who has time to shave when you're busy examining network traffic?