Although a degree seems to be a poor predictor of performance in a software engineering role (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.alinelerner.com&#x2F;how-different-is-a-b-s-in-computer-science-from-a-m-s-in-computer-science-when-it-comes-to-recruiting&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.alinelerner.com&#x2F;how-different-is-a-b-s-in-comput...</a>), I am sure the percentage of people with degrees at Google is higher compared to &quot;normal&quot; companies.<p>I have some insights in Google-Zürich and the percentage of Masters and PhDs is above average compared to other companies. (Disclaimer: I live in Zurich and I used to code for a living. Now, I hire engineers for different companies in Switzerland. If you look for a tech-job in Zurich, check out my story &quot;8 reasons why I moved to Switzerland to work in IT&quot; on <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@iwaninzurich&#x2F;eight-reasons-why-i-moved-to-switzerland-to-work-in-it-c7ac18af4f90" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;@iwaninzurich&#x2F;eight-reasons-why-i-moved-t...</a> or ping me at the mail-address in my HN-profile.)