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

Software Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 9,663 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 9,663 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries and benefits at Google .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10455) , Senior Software Engineer (1597) , Intern (1225) , Software Developer (1216) , Account Manager (842) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (765) , Analyst (752) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (540) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , Manager (483)

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 4145 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3696 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3439 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2637 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2283 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 rude to customers" ((in 743 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 584 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 572 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 299 reviews))

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4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,663 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

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4.5

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4.4

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4.3

Work/Life balance

4.3

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4.0

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,663 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Feb 14, 2008

Working for Google has been exciting over the last few years but is growing less so over time.

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Pros

The name recognition that goes along w/ the job and the quality of the engineers is good. It is a relatively flat organization and you can set your own job direction.

Cons

It is very difficult to know where management is headed. Over all there is more bureaucracy than there used to be. Not as nimble as I would like

5.0

Feb 11, 2008

Work with smart people who are willing to share information.

Software engineer

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Pros

People are willing to share knowledge which is not the norm in this industry. This is the first place I have worked where the people are great about that. Also, I get to work on cool projects that no one else in the world works on.

Cons

A company like this requires a lot of long hours, so the work and life balance is often hard to come by.

4.0

Feb 5, 2008

Freedom within the company and lots of things to do & learn.

Software engineer

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Pros

I work w/ a diverse set of people. You have have great people within the company w/o a lot of micromanagement. You have the freedom to do a job w/o contantly being checked on.

Cons

Google can be a bit overwhelming w/ the volume of things that you have to learn. It can also be chaotic because you do have freedom but so much is always going on at the same time.

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