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      Google Software Engineer (Swe II) reviews

      4.5

      97% would recommend to a friend

      (596 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      81% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

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      Software Engineer (Swe II) employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 596 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Swe II) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Swe II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      596 reviews
      5.0
      Feb 17, 2025

      Good

      Software engineer (swe ii)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good engineering work, Good culture

      Cons

      Promotions are difficult. Difficult to land impact sometimes

      4.0
      Feb 14, 2025

      Overall positive, with the major caveat I was laid off!

      Software engineer (swe ii)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work culture. This was my only experience in big tech so take it with a grain of salt, but I say this from conversations with peers at other big N companies. The atmosphere, flexibility, career prioritization for developers, ability to escape bad managers, is quite good, AND unusual. Benefits. Probably what you hear about all the time, but worth reiterating. The value of the benefits will impact your total comp. at Google when directly comparing offers, but in my opinion it's a worthwhile tradeoff.

      Cons

      Lay offs. Not specific to Google, and the worst is behind us, true, but they continue, just quieter. The standard is high, and when it comes time for management to make a tough decision, employees are stack ranked. This won't sneak up on you, you can know pretty much how you stack up at any time, if you pay attention to available metrics and your conversations with your managers. But its a risk associated with the high pay, benefits, and career strength of a job at Google.

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