Is Google a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Swe II)?

Software Engineer (Swe II) professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 588 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer (Swe II) Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Swe II) interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer (Swe II) employees well?

Software Engineer (Swe II) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 588 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Swe II) salaries and benefits at Google .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10461) , Senior Software Engineer (1599) , Intern (1228) , Software Developer (1216) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (753) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , 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 4192 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3716 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3422 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2680 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2304 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 806 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 746 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 579 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 567 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 reviews))

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4.5

96% would recommend to a friend

(588 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

80% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.5

Career opportunities

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Senior management

Software Engineer (Swe II) employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 588 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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5.0

Mar 14, 2026

good work life balance

Software engineer (swe ii)

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance. Gemini is dominant model in the market

Cons

Promotion is tough Company is enforcing teams to use AI tools. potential future layoff for the efficiency increase

5.0

Mar 10, 2026

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Software engineer (swe ii)

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CEO approval

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Pros

best company to work for in AI

Cons

no cons at all, everything is good

4.0

Mar 8, 2026

swe

Software engineer (swe ii)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and flexible work

Cons

no cons overall a good company to work for

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