BANGALORE: Google is consistently voted as one of the best companies to work for in the world. With free perks like on-site haircut, medical checkups and free food, not to mention a corporate culture than encourages innovation, it is not surprising that 2.5 million people apply to work there, every year. However, only 4000 people are chosen every year. If you want to work in the Googleplex, your best chance is to become an engineer.

Engineers run the company- and they’re paid for it.The good news is that the Google Education team has released a list of engineering skills that they require.

"Having a solid foundation in Computer Science is important in being a successful Software Engineer,” says the company."This guide is a suggested path for University students to develop their technical skills academically and non-academically through self-paced, hands-on learning." An intern at Google earns a salary of 70 to 90 thousand dollars, while software engineers make 118,000 dollars and senior engineers average 152,985 dollars in pay.

Businessinsider.com has compiled a list of skills that Google looks for in its engineers, along with online courses that you can use for self-paced study:

# Learn the Basics: First things first, you should have completed an introductory course in Computer Science, like the ones offered by Udacity and Coursera.

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