In late February, Google ($GOOG) launched "Developer Space @ Google Singapore", a 7,200 square foot workspace for technologists. And, just around the same time (and somewhat predictably), the company launched a hiring spree in the area.
On February 19, 2019 — just days before Google formally launched its new hub — jobs in Singapore jumped 15% in just a week. That marks the largest jump in Google Singapore openings in months, if not ever.
Previous to the launch of Developer Space, Google also announced that it would built a third data center in Singapore to supports its Southeast Asia expansions.
Singaporean openings for Google have run the gamut of various skillsets. However, in the past quarter, the number of positions in a financial capacity swelled, perhaps due to rising operating costs and auditing for the company's rapid expansion in the region.
Four "Financial Analyst" positions recently appeared, one each for various Google business units including Media Incentive, Customer Solutions, Platforms and Ecosystems, and Customer Solutions.
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Financial Analyst, Media Incentives |
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Financial Analyst, Google Customer Solutions |
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Financial Analyst, Platforms and Ecosystems |
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Financial Analyst, Google Customer Solutions (Mandarin) |
But one thing is certain: outside of the new networking and learning Developer Space, Google's needs in Singapore remain data-focused, which the most-common job openings — especially among the new ones in February — focused on the new data center.
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Data Center EHS Specialist
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Data Center Technician Internship, Summer 2019
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Data Center Technician (English)
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Data Center Supplier Quality Program Manager
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Data Center Energy Strategic Negotiator
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Data Center Electrical Engineer
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Program Manager, Data Center Design
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Data Center Strategic Negotiator, Site Acquisition
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Program Manager, Data Center Construction Quality
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Specialist Manager, Customer Engineering, Data Analytics and Machine Learning
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Regional Director, Data Center Construction and Delivery
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Data Scientist, Global Premium Services
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Data Analyst, Trust and Safety
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Data Science Lead, Large Customer Sales
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Singapore is rapidly becoming a massive growth zone for data centers given the thriving local economy, talent pool, and ideal Southeast Asia location that's also a convergence point for submarine data cables. In 2018, Facebook announced it would build a massive $1 billion data center in the area.
