Is Google a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 1,546 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 1,546 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Google.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Google?

89% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Google with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10495) , Senior Software Engineer (1602) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (756) , Program Manager (625) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (500) , 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 4221 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3704 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3467 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2658 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2351 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 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 747 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 574 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 556 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 296 reviews))

Google Senior Software Engineer reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(1,546 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

63% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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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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3.0

Sep 20, 2015

It is becoming really the standard big company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- smart people to work with (I mean really smart) - projects with big scale (up to billions users) - somewhat good perks

Cons

- I have never seen a normal and smart Manager : their all have their limits or issues - sometimes you will work your really hard and nobody will care and you will have no return on your professional investment - promotion process is a real joke (the peer review process is NOT the one that matters actually) - somewhat lower quality people (compared to before) : the new recruits are in general less smart - food is definitively going down big time (but this is still free so you cannot complain too much, right?) - perks going down (there were better before)

4.0

Aug 29, 2015

Narrow focus, but on interesting scale

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are consistently capable and dedicated. Perks are of course good. Reasonably open culture. Excellent tools. Senior-level management appears to genuinely care about companies.

Cons

It's a large company, so you can expect to work on a relatively narrow problem. While office politics isn't bad, it does occasionally frustrate, with projects getting moved around without consultation of rank-and-file employees.

4.0

Aug 14, 2015

Great company. Bad location.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with great people Incredible scope and impact Good benefits (base salary, stocks, healthcare, etc) Food and amenities on campus Great open culture. Founders are holding Q&A every week.

Cons

It's a big company and to have a big impact you need to apply some effort. Promotion process is - you basically PR and promote yourself (again, some effort). Nobody will promote you and you need to work on it yourself - collecting success stories and writing an essay why you should be promoted. Crowded office. A lot of people are being hired for MTV, CA office. High compensation is offset by huge rent or real estate prices. Or choose long commute. Healthcare benefits are getting worse and worse (because company is unwilling to pay for "Cadillac" tax)

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