Google Sandbox Atlanta
Guests dove into mobile Material Design and UX strategy on the heels of the Lollipop release, and designed Android Wear apps on their surprise giveaway Moto 360 devices.
Attendee Quotes
“I really loved hearing about Google work environment and culture. It seems like a company made just for me. Very positive experience for me.”
“I appreciate the overall effort Google is putting into expanding its code outreach to various demographics. I admire them even more now.”
“My favorite part was having the chance to really talk to employees and realizing that work at Google is actually an attainable thing.”
“Thank you so much for giving us an opportunity to be part of Google Sandbox. The event was outstanding! The crowd was super diverse, that I loved. Google Team rocked :)”
Google Sandbox New York
Sandbox NYC was standing room only and highlighted our Cloud and Ads & Commerce product areas. Guests experienced a keynote from SVP and Google Fellow Urs Holzle as well as a panel moderated by engineering director Marcus Mitchell.
Attendee Quotes
“Thank you so much for opening the doors to us. Google’s way of life is fascinating and it’s always refreshing to see and hear about the innovation and diversity of thought taking place.”
“I got a chance to talk with intelligent people, share knowledge together. People are simply there to learn and I really ENJOYED the positive great vibe and atmosphere!”
“When is the next event? Is it possible to have this type of event more often?”
Google Sandbox DC
Guests dove into our Site Reliability Engineering, Platforms, and Hardware product areas, got to check out our brand new DC office space, and participated in coding labs and design sprints.
Attendee Quotes
“I was unsure of what to expect from an event like this but I was incredibly happy with what resulted. I feel as though I have a better sense of what mentality Google is looking for in an employee and I was glad to have a chance to speak my fellow attendees and understand their broad array of backgrounds.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Google Sandbox DC and would love to attend other sessions in the future.”
“Great event, very informative, excellent networking opportunity.”
Google Sandbox Chicago
Google Sandbox Chicago attendees enjoyed program content with a spotlight on VR, Android, and Google Play.
Attendee Quotes
“As a Latina that has aspired to join Google for the past two years, this event was very motivating and interesting. I really appreciate how you give back to the community, particularly to minorities and women. The event truly was special and it was obvious that a lot of work went into the prep and execution. The event only deepened my excitement for Google and my yearning to help Google become more diverse.”
“I loved hearing about projects, and seeing the more imaginative side of things. I spoke one-on-one to some very friendly and kind Googlers. There seemed to be this "be yourself" culture, that I personally appreciate. I was pleasantly [sic] to meet/see other people who actively promoted/embodied diversity. I know this is something that is going to be core value in the rest of my life.”
“I thought the event was time well spent. I loved hearing more about Google products that I wasn't previously aware of, Tilt Brush specifically. I had never been very interested in VR until hearing Elisabeth Morant speak about it. The talk awakened an excitement in me for a new technology that I didn't even think was possible.”
Google Sandbox Los Angeles, powered by YouTube
Google Sandbox LA attendees enjoyed program content focused on all things YouTube, highlighting YouTube Sharing, YouTube Comedy, YouTube Living Room, and Virtual Reality.
Attendee Quotes
“The networking was definitely the best part of the event. Being able to talk to other Googlers, YouTubers, and under-represented groups in tech was nice. I especially enjoyed talking to other women and sharing experience with them.”
“I am amazed by the diversity of people working in Youtube/Google.”
“It was great to meet with Googlers and YouTubers and to hear them talk about their experiences at Google and YouTube, as well as some of the projects they worked on and the working atmosphere there.”
“I like the mixer part of the event before panels. And also the panels with a diverse background of people in different departments. And I really enjoyed the passion brought by the employees.”
Google Sandbox Boston
The Google Sandbox Boston event highlighted the Machine Intelligence and Cloud Machine Learning product areas, with a spotlight on Visualization for Machine Learning and TensorFlow.
Attendee Quotes
“Thanks for inviting me to the event! It definitely was fun and exciting to be part of it, and was a great opportunity to know how the life of engineers at Google looks like.”
“The diverse background of the panelists as well as the attendees was a nice touch.”
“The introductions into the different teams on the first day were a great way to learn about the actual application of ML at google. I particularly enjoyed the visualization presentation.”
Google Sandbox Austin
The Google Sandbox Austin event highlighted Google Cloud Sales and each attendee was provided a Coursera credit to continue growing their GCP knowledge following the event.
Attendee Quotes
“The Sandbox event was wonderful! Ya'll did a FANTASTIC job! I really love that Google is genuinely interested in diversifying tech and starting in their own house by putting their money where their mouth is. Thank you for that! As a black woman in tech, I do not get to see many faces that look like my own. Over the last 2 evenings, I saw more black women in tech in 1 place in Austin than I have any other time in my 5+ years in tech. I took several things away from this event and one of them being that I need to do more to change that dynamic. Thank you also for everything you shared regarding Google culture - that it is truly great and it's designed so everyone is focused and driving hard to overachieve on their goals when working. It sounds like Google is even better than its reputation.”
“I truly appreciated the invitation from Google and thoroughly enjoyed my time at the event, both days, I appreciated the insight into life at Google and hope to continue the conversations started at this event.”
“This is one of the few tech events I've been to that had actual diversity. I felt energized and happy about this. Googlers felt open and honest with answers and content. The people in attendance were high quality and matched the purpose of the event."
Google Sandbox Bucharest
The Google Sandbox Bucharest event offered insights about life as a Google engineer through tech talks, a Life@Google panel, product demos and networking. Program content included welcoming remarks from Google Romania Country Manager Ela Moraru, an SRE deep dive into how Google protects its Corporate Security, and a spotlight on YouTube content ID using neural networks.
Attendee Quotes
“To be able to innovate from any Google location... that is great. Everything that you do is visible for anyone in the company.”
“It was a pleasure for me to attend this event, the organisation was quite good, and the Googlers are really open people.”
“I had the opportunity to talk to the speakers and see that we have more things in common than I actually thought!"
Google Sandbox Dallas
The Google Sandbox Dallas event was an evening of tech talks, panels, and intimate, candid conversation highlighting the testing and infrastructure areas of Google and spotlighting Google’s unique cultural and technical practices.
Attendee Quotes
“For me, the event demystified Google and made the company and its employees seem extraordinarily accessible. Most of all, it was evident that the speakers had a passion for their jobs, and it’s rare to find a company that works to foster and maintain that enthusiasm.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed myself, I truly appreciated all of the insight, information, friendliness & goodies, and I would absolutely recommend anyone going to a Google Sandbox.”
“I hope that I get the chance to do this again. This experience really gave me a glimpse of where I would like to be. I really did enjoy the openness displayed by all of the speakers and I can’t help but wonder did Google have something to do with that. I think that Google did influence each one of those "Googlers" in some form or fashion. Thanks for having me.”
