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

Software Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 9,699 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 9,699 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Google.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10499) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (756) , Program Manager (626) , 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 4244 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3740 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3434 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2675 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2336 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 816 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 752 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 580 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 571 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 308 reviews))

Google Software Engineer reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,699 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,699 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews

4.0

Feb 11, 2010

Still as innovative a company as ever

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lot of transparency for a company of its size - Super smart co-workers - Outstanding benefits, at least in the Mountain View office. - Innovation in several areas of technology. Not afraid to stand up to big telecom/government etc. in the interest of the common good.

Cons

- Growth within the company is difficult unless you're prepared to sacrifice personal life and sleep, or if you got in the company early enough to manage people who can implement your ideas. - Inconsistencies in pay within grades and across tracks often make me feel my PhD wasn't worth the N years of effort.

4.0

Dec 20, 2009

Good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks, good atmosphere, challenging problems, very employee friendly, peer driven reviews, good food, deadline driven, competitive compensation

Cons

higher pressure, deadlines, work life balance off, big company, not much mentoring, need to be hard working, lacks training and tutoring

3.0

Dec 16, 2009

good for newbie in the industry

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good name in your resume, but less opportunity since it is a huge companies now. Further, it is up to the team you are working on and the managers. The management structure is kind of mess. But it is full of tenants who you can learn from.

Cons

less opportunity since it is a huge companies now.

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