Google Senior Software Engineer reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(1,546 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

63% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,546 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Sep 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Planet scale, amazing resources, still very open internally

Cons

AI with everything, regardless of the utility or correctness. "Different economic reality" means much more "What's in it for my org?" than "How will this benefit others?"

5.0
Sep 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Google offers powerful search tools, integrates smoothly across devices, provides free productivity apps, and has reliable cloud storage and email.

Cons

Collects a lot of user data, occasional bugs in products, and can feel overwhelming with too many services linked together.

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