Is Google a good company to work for as a Senior Database Engineer?

Senior Database Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 15 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 Senior Database Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Database Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Senior Database Engineer employees well?

Senior Database Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Database Engineer salaries at Google.

How happy are Senior Database Engineer professionals working at Google?

50% of Senior Database Engineer employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 20% in the past 12 months. Senior Database Engineer professionals have also rated Google with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

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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 4256 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3720 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3446 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2688 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2328 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 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 742 reviews)); "Recent job security worries and layoffs" ((in 587 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 563 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 reviews))

Google Senior Database Engineer reviews

3.7

50% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

70% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Senior Database Engineer employees have rated Google with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Database Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Database Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews

4.0

May 11, 2026

Great pay and flexibility, but revolving deadpool layoffs

Senior database engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay. If you get Software Engineer based title you have a lot of freedom to move around.

Cons

Deadpool atmosphere. Never know who will get whacked for no reasons. RTO kind of a waste of time since many collaborators were in a remote office.

5.0

Nov 19, 2025

Great

Database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of amenities like food friendship and training

Cons

No real cons I lived and loved it

2.0

Jan 14, 2024

Bureaucracy and Politics Nightmare

Sr. database engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The perks are nice - free food, gym, salary is bay area rate.

Cons

No one works over here or write actual god to honest code. No wonder Google cannot deliver anything. Folks only do documents, presentation and meetings. Too much politics, networking, bureaucracy. Your work will be used to take credit by someone else. Leaders keep on failing but keep on getting awarded.

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