Is Google a good company to work for as a Backend Developer?

Backend Developer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 27 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Backend Developer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Backend Developer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Backend Developer employees well?

Backend Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 27 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Backend Developer salaries at Google.

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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 4169 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3728 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3471 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2682 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2324 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 808 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 734 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 583 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 557 reviews)); "Too much work and politics" ((in 292 reviews))

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4.0

98% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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Backend Developer employees have rated Google with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Backend Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Backend Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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27 reviews

5.0

Jun 10, 2025

Amazing

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s the best place to work

Cons

None at all I love it

1.0

Jun 2, 2025

Good

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All good in the job

Cons

Lay off happens all the time because of AI

3.0

Mar 11, 2025

Reasonable payment for this experience

Backend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of learning at post covid era

Cons

not the best pay rate compared against other colleagues

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