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

Software Engineer II professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 109 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 II Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer II interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer II employees well?

Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 109 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer II salaries at Google.

How happy are Software Engineer II professionals working at Google?

95% of Software Engineer II employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer II professionals have also rated Google with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10499) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (844) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (755) , Program Manager (625) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (501) , 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 4239 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3715 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3420 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2659 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2332 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 819 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 748 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 567 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 550 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 309 reviews))

Google Software Engineer II reviews

4.5

95% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer II employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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109 reviews

4.0

Mar 14, 2022

Great perks, but very micro-managey

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing benefits package, food, nice offices

Cons

not trusted to do solo projects, monotonous work depending on the team, micromangers everwhere

3.0

Feb 20, 2022

Great work environment, few interesting projects

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing benefits. - Highly talented people. - Friendly work environment, friendly management. - Company strives to improve itself and acts on internal criticism. - Accessibility to awesome technologies and insider information.

Cons

- Most projects aren't exciting. - Lots of technical dept and bureacracy. - Your performance is largely valued on how well you write about it, not on it actually being great. - Hard to transfer teams if your performance doesn't exceed expectations. - Internal work tools are dated, cumbersome and lacking compared to those in the industry. - Mixed messages when it comes to work-life balance: management stresses the importance of work-life balance and gives us the freedom to put life first, but in practice this generally means your performance can worsen compared to your peers which influences your career path there. - HR responds slowly for most bureacratic requests.

5.0

Jan 26, 2022

Great Culture, Compensation and people

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I come to the office on flip flops and no one cares. I feel like my opinion is genuinely heard on discussions even with more senior engineers around. The people are generally very smart but also humble.

Cons

It takes longer to build and sse them in production due to the sheer scale / processes like code review, privacy review, UX reviews... Most of these processes have a reason to exist and are eased by great tooling

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