Google Software Engineer (Site Reliability) reviews

4.6

91% would recommend to a friend

(137 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

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
5.0
Aug 31, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of perks and great work life balance! Google really cares about their employees and their products and it shows. It's great to be a part of such amazing innovation, and having the opportunity to work with such great minds.

Cons

Sometimes you feel like a very small fish in a big sea. Promotion process isn't the best. I've seen a number of people receive promotions who definitely didn't deserve it, while others who do, get passed over.

5.0
Dec 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture actually means something in Google; it's something management depend on, and everyone believes in. It ensures most of the time we are all going in roughly the same direction, even if no one seems to have the time to verify it's the right direction If a mistake is made, large or small, it's acknowledged, fixed, and people move on. There is an honest believe that if there is a right way to do something, it will be done that way, even if it's a huge amount of effort initially. You can depend on the fact that when you work with someone, they aren't an idiot; so any disagreement can be resolved sensibly. Every company gets the odd manager who is not suited for their position occasionally. In Google, anyone can report a problem, so a manager gets help or a more suitable role.

Cons

The rate of change can upset people; nothing is constant. If you think you are making progress on your project, it's time to receive an email about deprecating an old database API or requiring every product to integrate the latest greatest security technology. Because the company has shown it can completely change direction very quickly, many people desire such changes, even when they may not be needed. Hiring relies on strongly on non-biased interviewing (the worst predictor of future performance). A desire to keep things 'fair' means people hoping to work in Google can often get a poor experience. I don't like referring people to work here - even though I know they'll kick ass at the job, my opinion is deemed too subjective to be useful.

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