Hi, it probably is legit. At the linuxtag in germany, google had a stand. I went up and said, "hi" as one does, and the next thing I get is a piece of paper saying, "we are hiring - what can you do for us?"
So yes, do follow up if you are interested..... Derek. On Thu, 18 May 2006, Wesley Parish wrote: > Anyone here wish to test the waters? Heaven alone knows why I received this > email today: but, if anyone wants to try it, go for it! > > Wesley Parish > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: Welcome to Google.com Engineering! > Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 04:57 > From: Rick Rollins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Greetings Mr. Parish, > > > > My name is Rick Rollins and I am part of the Google.com Engineering staffing > team at Google. This is the most dynamic, challenging and fun group at > Google. This group is responsible for our Google website from start to > finish. Google is currently seeking Linux/UNIX experts for positions in the > U.S. and throughout the world. > > > > This is such a great opportunity and Google is seeking the very best from > around the world. That is not just an expression: we are REALLY looking for > the best. At Google imagination and innovative ideas run far ahead of the > man power to support them. We are looking to create a team to support these > ideas and to turn thought into deed. > > > > We are constantly seeking extraordinary developers, managers/leaders, and > Linux/Unix experts such as you to join our exciting team and growing > organization. We have positions open in the USA in Mountain View (CA), > Santa Monica (CA), New York (NY), and Kirkland (WA) as well as Dublin > (Ireland) and Zurich (Switzerland) and we could relocate you to any of these > locations of your choice. > > > > What makes our positions so dynamic and challenging? The Google.com team > members are involved in every facet of Google's production site. From > design issues to troubleshooting, from performance analysis to capacity > planning, from DNS to networking to application [mis]behavior, Google.com > engineers are ultimately responsible for making sure that Google always > works. > > > > What makes working in this group so fun? In addition to the above mentioned > reasons, Google.com Engineering works with other project teams that are > developing the next innovative Google Web products, tools, and services in > addition to the ones such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Gmail, etc. Lastly, > another great reason for joining Google is to be a part of a team that > ranges from some of the brightest college graduates in the world to pioneers > who participated in the creation of some the technologies that you probably > use almost daily. > > > > If you are interested in discussing more, please send me an email with your > contact information so we can schedule a time for me to call you to speak > with you with more details. If you are not interested or available, but > would like to forward my name and contact information to your friends or > colleagues, I would be most delighted. > > > > Thanks and hope to hear from you soon. > > > > Warm regards, > > ~Rick > > > > Rick Rollins > > Google > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Office: (636) 527.0586 > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Derek Smithies Ph.D. Any fool can write code that IndraNet Technologies Ltd. a computer can understand. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good programmers write code ph +64 3 365 6485 that humans can understand. Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ Martin Fowler
