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Google leans on returning talent to strengthen its generative AI push
Google is rehiring former engineers for AI roles, with boomerang employees making up a significant share of 2025 hires as competition for talent intensifies.
Amid an intensifying battle for artificial intelligence talent, Google is increasingly rehiring former employees to accelerate its generative AI roadmap. Internal data confirmed by the company shows that nearly one in five software engineers hired for AI roles in 2025 were boomerang employees who had previously worked at Google. This marks a noticeable shift from earlier hiring cycles and reflects the company’s strategy to counter aggressive recruitment by rivals such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta.