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      4.3

      90% would recommend to a friend

      (1,570 total reviews)
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      Sundar Pichai

      63% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

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      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,570 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      2K reviews
      5.0
      May 27, 2025

      Great place to be

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart people, free food, good culture, work life balance

      Cons

      Occasional mandates on top of OKRs, perf system sucks

      4.0
      May 25, 2025

      Great place for growth, but not without trade-offs

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Incredible talent density: You work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Lots of learning opportunities just by being in the room. Technical infrastructure: Top-tier internal tools and platforms. Developer experience is miles ahead of other companies I’ve worked at. Work-life balance: Generally very good, especially compared to startups. Managers tend to be respectful of personal time. Career mobility: Easy to switch teams. I’ve changed projects twice with minimal friction and lots of support. Perks: Free meals, shuttles, massage credits, generous parental leave. Still feels like a luxury job in many ways.

      Cons

      Promotion pacing: Promotions can feel slow and bureaucratic, especially at senior levels. You often need to demonstrate the next level for over a year before you’re even considered. Decision-making overhead: Lots of alignment and consensus culture. It’s not always fast-moving. Big-company inertia: Some teams have legacy code and slow processes that are hard to change. Performance calibration: Peer comparisons and stack ranking can be stressful around review season. You need to actively advocate for yourself.

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