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 9,707 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 9,707 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Google.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10508) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (847) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (769) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (627) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (501) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , 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 4225 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3714 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3485 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2687 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2324 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 832 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 764 reviews)); "frequent layoffs are very common in the industry" ((in 577 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 571 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 300 reviews))

Google Software Engineer reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,707 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer, employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,707 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews

3.0

Mar 25, 2013

Great company, great peers, but disappointed in current leadership and company direction.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great company with a great history that still allows you to make contributions that can have significant impact. Awesome work culture.

Cons

I used to love this company and thought we contributed a great deal to help the industry and society, and that we could do no harm. Unfortunately, I don't believe this about the company anymore, and I have recently lost a great deal of confidence in the current leadership team. The company has recently become run much more top down than the bottoms up nature of the years past.

4.0

Mar 24, 2013

It's different

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work schedule. Work/life balance easy. You're doing something you love.

Cons

No high pay. Not much room for improvement for the average minded.

4.0

Mar 20, 2013

Freedom

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for Google is really great. There are no pressure, you have a certain liberty while you have to maintain a certain level of performance. The atmosphere is stressless.

Cons

You never want to leave this place, it's so great it's almost better than being at home ! But I don't see really more cons. Google rocks !

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