the engineers etc i’ve worked with that were contractors were far worse and way below normal google hiring bar. sorry if that’s not PC but it’s the truth. if they could get hired at actual google they would’ve done it.
hell, if they could get hired as a SWE at a comparable firm they would do that instead of taking a massive pay cut to be a contractor
hell, if they could get hired as a SWE at a comparable firm they would do that instead of taking a massive pay cut to be a contractor