By Bhavya Sukheja
Publication Date: 2025-11-23 15:19:00
A Google engineer who moved from Bengaluru to California says one factor has shaped his career more than anything else: having the right mentors.
Speaking to Business Insider, Deep Shah, who has been a Google employee since 2018, recounted his journey from playing computer games as a child to working at the tech giant’s Mountain View headquarters, and the lessons that helped him navigate both the tech world and life abroad.
“Since I joined Google in 2018, it has been amazing to see the impact I’ve had,” Shah told the outlet.
He shared that he joined Google Bengaluru, where he worked on applying machine learning and AI to Google Maps. Then, after three years in India, he relocated to the company’s Mountain View office in 2021 to contribute to Search-related projects.
This transition, he said, was eased by Google’s similar work culture across countries, but everything else…
