James Connolly
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2025

Google

Google, and big tech in general, has been a dream of mine for a long time. I've been a Google fan for over eight years: a Pixel 7, then a Pixel 10 Pro, more Pixel Buds than I can count, the original Pixel Watch, and now a Pixel Watch 4.

So getting to spend time at Google Dublin through these events, and learning from their engineers, meant a lot to me. Working there would be a dream come true.

October 2025

Google Algorithms Workshop

Google, Dublin

I was selected through a competitive nationwide process for an advanced algorithms masterclass with Google engineers, focusing on dynamic programming and computational complexity.

Invitation email to the Google Ireland Algorithms Workshop 2025Google merchandise laid out at the workshop
The invite, and the welcome pack

June 2025

Datadog & Google SRE Workshop

Google, Dublin

A workshop on site reliability engineering, covering SLOs and deployment architecture.

May 2025

Google Code Retreat

Google, Dublin

Hands-on paired programming challenges, practising test-driven development, modular system design and clean-code refactoring.

A lounge inside Google's Dublin office, with floor-to-ceiling windows over the city
Inside Google's Dublin office

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