Is Google a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Site Reliability)?

Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 137 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 (Site Reliability) Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Site Reliability) interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer (Site Reliability) employees well?

Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 137 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Site Reliability) salaries at Google.

How happy are Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals working at Google?

91% of Software Engineer (Site Reliability) employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 27% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer (Site Reliability) professionals have also rated Google with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

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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 4256 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3720 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3446 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2688 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2328 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 742 reviews)); "Recent job security worries and layoffs" ((in 587 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 563 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 reviews))

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Google Software Engineer (Site Reliability) reviews

4.6

91% would recommend to a friend

(137 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Site Reliability Engineer Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 137 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Site Reliability Engineer Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Site Reliability Engineer Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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137 reviews

3.0

Jun 24, 2022

Good pay, but bureaucratic

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pay is competitive - Benefits are good - Slowly the company is beginning to accept they have to accommodate remote work - Internal tools are pretty good - Oncall is very quiet - Oncallers get additional compensation - Most teams on an individual level have a good culture

Cons

- Upper management only cares about stock value - Pay, benefits, etc have been gradually getting worse since ~2015 - Extremely slow, bureaucratic decisions - Tech island, doesn't use industry standard tools and instead has a bunch of google-specific stuff - Development is centered around maximizing performance reviews and getting promotions - Demoralizing having a new evil thing the company did in the news frequently - Work-life balance varies a lot, but it's always better than Amazon in my experience

4.0

Apr 1, 2022

Great work life balance

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks and awesome work life balance.

Cons

Salaries are getting less and less competitive in spite of revenue growth.

5.0

Mar 9, 2022

Great

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and lots of opportunities

Cons

I haven't found any cons

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