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 9,705 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 9,705 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 (10505) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (846) , 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 (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

(9,705 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 9,705 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

5.0

Feb 23, 2013

Software Engineer at Google

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

* perfectly organized to take care of chores including meals and paperwork * you can focus on engineering tasks

Cons

* there are many rules you have to follow such as code review

3.0

Jan 31, 2013

Good & bad

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

free food; smart people; overall interesting projects; flexible work hours (still long hours) The benefits and salary is very good but comparing to how much you end up working is not that lucrative;

Cons

- Managers are too busy to give feedback (only once a month). They are not on the same page with the lead and it's quite confusing what they're looking for sometimes. - They don't really put you in a team that matches your experience/interest. You can get stuck in a team for at least a year when you start working there - Extremely high workload

4.0

Jan 22, 2013

Great place to acquire skills and social circle for starting your own business

Software engineer

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Pros

Great insight into the high-quality software development process. First class experience in the design of the reliable and robust cloud services. Smart and creative coworkers.

Cons

Poor career growth opportunities: 1) too few steps in the career ladder; 2) convoluted promotion process. As the company is instantly growing, problems in the inter team communication become more visible. Technologies used inside Google in the wide majority of cases are not available externally.

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