Google Software Engineer III reviews

4.2

94% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

59% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Software Engineer III employees have rated Google with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 185 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer III professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer III professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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185 reviews
4.0
Feb 7, 2023
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Pros

Great engineering staff Interesting problems to solve Diverse tech stack and teams Some flexibility to move between teams

Cons

Leadership has bought into the AI hype train Corp speak is endemic and leadership is afraid of saying anything useful because the company leaks like a sieve Commitments don't actually mean anything and job security is temporary at best Taking responsibility is entirely a PR move

2.0
Jan 31, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salaries, outstanding manager culture, and nice perks.

Cons

Google just decided to lay off 12,000 employees worldwide. With just the profits from last quarter, they could've paid these employees for 10 years. In a heartless, gutless move, google laid off without warning and seemingly at random people who had been at the company for possibly decades by sending them an email. They didn't even let those employees communicate with their former teammates to say goodbye. Simultaneously, they left thousands of non-US employees around the world uncertain about their futures, in many cases facing the possibility of deportation due to their visas being tied to their employment. They destroyed employee morale and trust in them. And to top it off, they attempted to gaslight us in an embarrassing town hall with leadership, giving non-answers to legitimate questions and pretending that the layoffs were a necessity. This is demonstrably a lie. Do not make important life choices based on this company. Do not move internationally and assume that if you do a good job in a core team that you will maintain your job. People with excellent performance reviews, in core positions with decades at the company were let go without even a conversation.

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