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 9,704 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 9,704 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 (10504) , 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 (482)

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 4204 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3723 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3440 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2653 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2348 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 823 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 751 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 574 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 566 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 reviews))

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4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,704 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.3

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

Software Engineer, employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,704 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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5.0

Jul 13, 2012

A great company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Great products. Great working environment.

Cons

Got too big. Too diverse. Duplicate efforts.

5.0

Jul 12, 2012

Still awesome place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can make differences to life of people around the globe. It's a philanthropic company. You can have sense of pride.

Cons

Has become a big company. People not working as hard as before.

5.0

Jul 8, 2012

I love it here, but it may depend on which part of the company you are in

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Stability - Lots of computing resources at your disposal - Mature codebase - Great colleagues - Outstanding remuneration

Cons

- Large company so your project might seem small in comparison (even when it impacts millions of users) - Career management is on the onus of the employee (but this might not be a problem once you hit senior which can be the steady state and you are comfortable with the work)

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