Google Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(1,571 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

64% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,571 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Feb 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation and benefits are still top tier - Hires brilliant, smart, and sometimes caring people - Work/life balance can be good, although very team/org dependent

Cons

- Constant layoffs, restructuring and offshoring - Collaboration and wanting to build the best products for customers just isn't what it use to be at this company.

3.0
Feb 5, 2026

good as a title

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits like healthcare and reputation, look good on the resume

Cons

no career trajectory and so easy to get replaced.

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