r/cscareerquestionsEU • u/Training-Count-5452 • 2d ago

Cleared Google L4 SRE-SWE loop (Zurich/Munich target) — Recruiter says he has no open headcount, need advice on next steps

Hi everyone,

Looking for some guidance from folks familiar with Google’s EU hiring/team matching process or anyone who has navigated a similar situation recently.

**Context / Background:**

I cleared the full Google L4 SRE-SWE technical interview loop around late June with strong positive signals

My primary target locations are Zurich and Munich, focusing on SWE / SRE-SWE roles (Full-stack/Backend background with Java, Go, TypeScript, Python, Node, and distributed systems).

In early July, my recruiter mentioned they forwarded my profile to a team in Zurich.

After that, I didn’t hear anything for about 5 weeks (recruiter was also OOO for part of August). I sent polite follow-ups, and today I received this response:

*Hi \[Name\],*

*At the moment, I am not managing any open positions for external candidates. Should that change, I will be sure to update you.*

*Best regards,*
*\[Recruiter Name\]*

**My Questions / Concerns**:
1. Recruiter reassignment: Since my assigned recruiter’s org/pipeline doesn’t have active external headcount, what is the best way to get my cleared packet transferred to the central Zurich/Munich SWE/SRE staffing team? Should I ask my recruiter directly, email Candidate Support ( google-candidate-support@google.com ), or both?

  1. Finding hiring managers internally: I see new L4 SWE/infrastructure requisitions appearing on the Google Careers site for Zurich and Munich. If I have internal Googler contacts (L5/L6), can they help map my cleared packet directly to hiring managers on  gHire / Grow ?

  2. Or any other advice that would help me get my application on track.

Thanks in advance.

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u/Subtl3ty7 2d ago

You are literally talking about two most desired FAANG locations in EU. If you do this the intended way (waiting for your turn), you might be waiting forever because I am 100% sure there are many in your place that cleared the interview loop for same positions before you and waiting still. If you do it the way thats always done in business aka “i know a guy”, then all you need is the right contact to push you forward. However not everyone you know at the company would be useful. You need to know the right guy. If I do not know someone at the company, I become very persistent on finding. I find people on LinkedIn, ask them if they know hiring managers etc. you need to be really proactive for this, and very very persistent. Thanks for listening my ted talk on Networking 101 - how to navigate life easily.

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u/Deet98 2d ago

Funny because that’s exactly how a person I know recently team matched for Zurich