Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
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Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#2Better late than never?
Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#3"...position sounds like a product development manager position, and will pay him $85k+ and all the moving expenses from the East Coast..."
"Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff..."
^These are contradictory statements
Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#4"...position sounds like a product development manager position, and will pay him $85k+ and all the moving expenses from the East Coast..." "Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff..." ^These are contradictory statements
I think they left out a zero
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#5"many of those individuals seem eager to accept due in part to the opportunity Apple represents to build new product, instead of just doing “tedious updates” on a largely complete platform."
Apparently, doing "tedious updates" on google maps is hard work and undesirable, but building apple maps should be a walk in the park.
Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#6"...position sounds like a product development manager position, and will pay him $85k+ and all the moving expenses from the East Coast..." "Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff..." ^These are contradictory statements
Sounds like they're not hiring engineers but "analysts", i.e. people who correct data manually or semi-manually (scripts, SQL queries, etc.). That explains why $85k is "aggressive" and also why working on Google Maps would be considered "tedious".
(I'm a Google engineer who works on maps/local, but this is purely my own personal speculation based on the article.)
Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#7"...position sounds like a product development manager position, and will pay him $85k+ and all the moving expenses from the East Coast..." "Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff..." ^These are contradictory statements
Speculation in comments at TechCrunch is that the $85k was a signing bonus rather than an annual salary.
Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#8"...position sounds like a product development manager position, and will pay him $85k+ and all the moving expenses from the East Coast..." "Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff..." ^These are contradictory statements
It's a product development manager, not an engineer. They do the specification and to some extent project management. AFAIK managerial talent is not as rare as technical talent nowadays.
Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#9"many of those individuals seem eager to accept due in part to the opportunity Apple represents to build new product, instead of just doing “tedious updates” on a largely complete platform." Apparently, doing "tedious updates" on google maps is hard work and undesirable, but building apple maps should be a walk in the park.
I don't see that being said anywhere. Rather, it seems that these employees are looking for a challenge, that being on the Google Maps team can not currently provide.
Re: Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps
#10"many of those individuals seem eager to accept due in part to the opportunity Apple represents to build new product, instead of just doing “tedious updates” on a largely complete platform." Apparently, doing "tedious updates" on google maps is hard work and undesirable, but building apple maps should be a walk in the park.
It's pretty common for people to find working on a new product much more enjoyable than working on an existing one.