Google Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(1,566 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

65% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,566 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Mar 11, 2026

Too much politics

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and perks. Free food really helps.

Cons

Too big for talent to show impact. Leadership only sees AI and everything else takes a second seat.

3.0
Mar 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Intelligent coworkers, Dogs allowed at the office. Excellent food. Unbelievable huge infrastructure.

Cons

Increasingly bureaucratic. Almost entirely proprietary tools and code base. Perverse incentives for promotion lead to counterproductive churn. Very difficult to find answers to questions, though AI tools were improving that.

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