Is Google a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Site Reliability)?

Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 137 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer (Site Reliability) Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Site Reliability) interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer (Site Reliability) employees well?

Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 137 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Site Reliability) salaries at Google.

How happy are Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals working at Google?

91% of Software Engineer (Site Reliability) employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 26% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals have also rated Google with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

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"My teammates were really great people and did a lot to help me get up and running."" ((in 4269 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3724 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3467 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2674 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2293 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 815 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 734 reviews)); "there have been too many layoffs going on" ((in 586 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 558 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 308 reviews))

Google Software Engineer (Site Reliability) reviews

4.6

91% would recommend to a friend

(137 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

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Site Reliability Engineer Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 137 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Site Reliability Engineer Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Site Reliability Engineer Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Jun 18, 2008

Higher total compensation than competitors, engineering-dominated company, and incredibly bright coworkers.

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Pros

Higher total compensation than competitors - competitive salaries are augmented by large cash bonuses, equity awards, 401k matching, commuter benefits, and incredible on-campus perks, such as free meals and massages, but also including so much more. Incredibly bright coworkers. Famous computer scientists from all over the world are working in small teams at Google and the average engineer is able to approach any one of them. Very thorough annual 360 degree feedback and promotion committees to decide promotions allow individuals to succeed even if there is a disagreement with their direct manager.

Cons

Google hires so aggressively that you don't necessarily get to meet your manager and team mates before you start. There are so many new people coming in each week that they literally can't arrange this. That is a big downside compared to other companies where you would meet your potential manager before agreeing to work there.

5.0

Jun 17, 2008

Lots of interesting problems and chances to grow if you work at it.

Site reliability engineer

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Pros

You get to work on some of the biggest clusters in the world on some very hard and interesting problems. The people are generally above average and you always have to work to make sure you're doing better. For the most part its a very strong meritocracy.

Cons

You might not get assigned to the groups doing the really cool things. It must be very frustrating to want to do e.g. large scale graph algorithms (think maps) and be stuck doing hr programming or javascript. Though after 18 months you can move to any team you want if they need engineers (and you're performing). The infrastructure is getting complex enough that there is a huge ramp up time. While that means that it takes a while to launch a project for the first time, if you know what you're doing you can launch a very scalable project quickly.

5.0

Jun 11, 2008

Google: Don't be evil.

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Pros

The opportunity to work on projects that are interesting and cutting-edge.

Cons

The scope of the non-salary benefits means that salary can be less than optimal.

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