[im_not_the_one]

Thanks for your thoughts.

My impression is that it's fairly easy to move around within Google. Was that your experience?

I realize that the only way I will learn if I like SRE is to actually do it. And it feels less risky (I'd probably be moving across the country) if I know that I won't be "stuck" in a role that I don't enjoy.

[throwawaysre]

Yes, it was pretty easy to switch to a SWE role within Google. I just had to talk to a few managers to identify a mutual fit and that was pretty much it - there is no formal interview (which I've seen some other companies require to switch teams). And the fact that I had SRE experience was actually a positive when it came to switching.