Is Google a good company to work for as a Backend Engineer?

Backend Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 41 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Backend Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Backend Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Backend Engineer employees well?

Backend Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 41 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Backend Engineer salaries at Google.

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What are the pros of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4244 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3740 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3434 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2675 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2336 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Google according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and lots to learn if you are not a learner it might not be the best place" ((in 816 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 752 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 580 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 571 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 308 reviews))

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4.1

98% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

100% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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Backend Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Backend Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Backend Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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41 reviews

5.0

Jan 9, 2024

Good for beginners and professionals alike

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and work flow

Cons

Lots of dev side projects

5.0

Aug 2, 2023

Good

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very very very good good

Cons

There is no bad things

4.0

Aug 1, 2023

Good

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for freshers and good culture

Cons

No scope to learn new technologies

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