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.

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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 4256 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3720 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3446 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2688 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2328 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 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 742 reviews)); "Recent job security worries and layoffs" ((in 587 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 563 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 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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Software Engineer (Site Reliability) employees have rated Google with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 137 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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137 reviews

5.0

Apr 12, 2023

Happy Googler

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Physiological safety and culture exceeds that of any other large tech company that I’m aware of. There is outstanding support and opportunities in career development.

Cons

Bureaucracy has grown to be a larger hurdle in taking risks that won’t negatively impact your long-term performance goals.

3.0

Mar 27, 2023

Probably still good, but will it last?

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Still retains a lot of great people Lots of scale Decent dev tooling Pays well at the higher levels

Cons

Layoffs were completely botched Company is way too large, needs to be split up more Lots of senior engineers leaving Entire company is built on growth, adjusting to a no-growth scenario is going to be jarring the next couple years.

4.0

Mar 26, 2023

It's a job at a big company

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

reliable work with good benefits and salary good infrastructure and support for employee needs such as relocating, commuting and remote work

Cons

internal technology ecosystem that's largely separate from the outside world a lot of reinventing the wheel, between teams and company wide long (3-9 months) self-driven ramp up period, partly because of the above

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