[JSGraef]

Getting a visa in Switzerland is extremely difficult (for non-EU nationals). The employer needs to first prove that they cannot find an adequate candidate in Switzerland, then they must prove that no adequate candidate can be found in EU countries. Once that's proven, they're free to choose from the "rest of the world".

That's step one. Then there are (naturally) plenty of other factors that go into the acceptance process, but those are generally easy.

[guard-of-terra]

I've heard that Swiss Google takes people in without much problems. Obviously they've figured it out.

[waqf]

I just assumed that Swiss Google primarily recruited EEA citizens. Do you know otherwise?

[guard-of-terra]

I know about (not personally) a couple of Russian who are currently employed there.