Google offers 'millions in stock' incentives to developers

Google's Chrome is catching up on popular web browsers like Firefox and Internet Explorer as Google recently claimed Chrome now has 30 million active users.

Google is still one of the most generous companies in the Silicon Valley and the company is yet again willing to go the extra mile in offering the best perks to its employees.

"(The) future is shaped by small teams of creative people who want to make a difference. We're on the hunt for these kinds of people -- let us know if you think you're one of them," wrote Alan Eustace, senior vice president for engineering and research at Google.

Google's hiring has slowed down tremendously due to the economic recession. Employees' benefits are said to have scaled down too. And in March, the company was forced to reduce its workforce by nearly 200 in the sales and marketing division.

But according to Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, the good times are set to roll again for Google. An announcement early this year also suggested that Google was set to intensify acquisitions and hirings.

"The most likely scenario is that Google plans to buy a few more companies than it has in the past year, open the hiring floodgates to the types of engineers and salespeople that fit within Google culture, and make sure it has the right technology assets to continue to dominate the search landscape," Schmidt said.