Is Google a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 9,696 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 9,696 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Google.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10496) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (755) , Program Manager (625) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (501) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (482)

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 4199 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3709 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3451 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2676 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2341 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 819 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 744 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 574 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 564 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 reviews))

Google Software Developer reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,696 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,696 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

10K reviews

5.0

Mar 16, 2026

Good workplace

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work place and high growing

Cons

FAST Paced and must agile

4.0

Mar 16, 2026

Good benifits, projects take too long to pivot

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, good worklife balance, opportunities to do things at scale

Cons

It takes a long time for people to be reassigned and projects to be canceled even when it's obvious they don't have institutional support. I spent a lot of time on projects that I knew had no business value, but I had to wait for some distant VP to decide to reallocate me before I could change what I was working on

4.0

Mar 16, 2026

Things about google

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

“Great place for software engineers to grow and work on problems at massive scale. The engineering culture emphasizes code quality, design reviews, and strong technical discussions. You get the opportunity to work with talented engineers and learn modern distributed systems practices. Sometimes processes can feel slow due to the size of the organization, but overall it’s an excellent place to build impactful products

Cons

Working here as a software engineer has been a great experience. The scale of problems you get to work on is huge, and the internal tools and infrastructure are top-notch. Lots of smart people to learn from, though things can move a bit slowly because of the company’s size

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