Want a Job At google in 2 years ?

1. Become fantastic at making software (end to end… coding, SW design, debugging…. )
2. Bring some sort of impactful results from your projects to the table when applying to any large tech company (including Google)
3. A potential path is:
   1. Study open computer science programs that mirror a reputable university curriculum. (MOOCs and free programming resources are plentiful). Learn to code in a couple popular programming languages as you go, usually by making simple things… web services, applications, etc. (This could be year one, but realistically it will be longer)
   2. When you get your coding skills up, start contributing to open source projects that matter to the companies you want to work for. (Projects that contribute to cloud platforms, machine learning, AI, operating systems, etc). Learn to interact with fellow programmers in a meritocratic environment in the process, and take a lot of feedback / lumps to become a better coder.
   3. Start your own open source projects / or your own online business that solve problems in the domain you're focusing on. (Assumption: by emersing yourself in a domain, you'll be better positioned to identify problems that others need solved, but lack support. If that domain is sought after by large tech companies, I'd claim your skills are more valued)
   4. Build a portfolio of amazing things you and others have accomplished from your contributions from 2 and 3. You might find this easier to do through working in a smaller startup environment that's equally focused on software that large tech companies are interested in.