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 9,710 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 9,710 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 (10511) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1233) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (848) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (627) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (502) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (483)

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 4200 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3720 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3474 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2651 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2345 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 803 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 753 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 566 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 559 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 reviews))

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Google Software Engineer reviews

4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,710 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.3

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,710 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Aug 30, 2010

Great place to work and share ideas

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people, a great culture with good knowledge sharing and timely communication, great workplace with prepared food, relaxing surroundings and competent management.

Cons

High expectations of staff to self manage and self-motivate may be difficult for some. Feedback must be sought, rather than expected.

2.0

Aug 23, 2010

Awesome work environment for flipping burgers

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Great work environment, smart people, unlimited toys and food. Freedom, no nickle-and-dime mentality. Additionally, the word "Google" looks REALLY GOOD on a resume.

Cons

You might get allocated to a position that is below or mismatched with your skills. Since the majority of their software engineers are PhD's, there are many PhD's doing things you don't need a PhD for -- "flipping burgers". Less opportunity for career advancement; managers tend to get hired externally rather than promoted internally.

2.0

Aug 21, 2010

Good large company with satellite office drawbacks

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting software development projects and quality engineers.

Cons

Smaller office can be rife with cronyism and local management more concerned about their relationship with their superiors rather than their reports.

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