Google Software Developer reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,634 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,634 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Mar 6, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Sure, from the outside people always talk about the awesome benefits and perks of Google, and the fact that you are surrounded by one of the smartest people in the world, but it really boils down to one thing: this company really respect its employees and gives ownership to them. There is an immense transparency at Google I have never seen at other big companies. Employees can voice their opinion on anything at Google and senior management (and boy, we do voice our opinion). The energy, atmosphere, and ownership at Google is really addictive, and I can't see myself working for any other company in the future, even if the pay is better. I do use my 20% time and actually work on another project I feel passionately about, and when you think that we are already indulged with so many benefits and perks, they just get better and better every year.

Cons

Before I joined Google, I was a superstar engineer. Now that I joined and am surrounded by superstars, I am just "average". Sigh.

4.0
Jan 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good infrastructure. Good opportunity to work on interesting problems. Good place to learn how to be a professional software engineer for beginning engineers.

Cons

Lack of innovation. The heyday of Google seems to be passed. Things are good but probably not as perfect as you might imagine it because the hey day has passed.

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