Comment by bndr
1 year ago
Why not just retrain the python team to another language? I mean, software engineers are not really language specific, they can learn other languages if needed.
1 year ago
Why not just retrain the python team to another language? I mean, software engineers are not really language specific, they can learn other languages if needed.
They were maintaining Python itself, likely very well (as one would expect) compensated. It’d be a waste to have these devs do product development.
All SWEs at the same level at Google are making the same compensation (with some exceptions for high-flying AI researchers). They Python SWEs certainly weren't making more than anyone else.
That's not true at all. (Excluding the factor of location), the compensation of a SWE depends not only the level, but also on tenure, on performance rating (and the history of rating), and on stock market fluctuations (whether the stock price was low or high when the stocks were granted).
One of the rumors is that the better compensated you are on your level, the more likely you are to be targeted for layoff, because it saves the eng cost the most.
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All SWEs at Google are well compensated. Not all of them would be a good fit for maintaining Python.
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They have three months to find new roles/teams. Their employment only ends if they can't.
Like finding a lunch table to sit at on your first day of school
Assuming this wasn't financially motivated.