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 9,702 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 9,702 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 (10502) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (768) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (627) , 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 4214 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3711 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3428 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2363 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 801 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 756 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 591 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 569 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 reviews))

Google Software Developer reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,702 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 9,702 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).

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10K reviews

5.0

Jan 29, 2026

-

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High salary, and they train you very well

Cons

No cons, just mental health and time

1.0

Jan 29, 2026

Complicit in genocide

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team, project, and manager were all amazing, probably the best people i've ever worked with.

Cons

- complicit in the genocide in Gaza through project nimbus - suppressed workers who spoke up against this - continuously lied to workers about complicity - complicit in aiding Custom and Border Patrol with technology, even after CBP and ICE murdered people - provided Gemini to the Trump administration a month before they kidnapped the president of Venezuela - exploits the data of their users - partnerships with palantir and lockheed martin

5.0

Jan 29, 2026

Great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

i work with best people in the world

Cons

sometimes its slow moving to get things done

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