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

Software Engineer - SRE professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 45 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer - SRE Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer - SRE interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer - SRE employees well?

Software Engineer - SRE professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 45 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer - SRE salaries at Google.

How happy are Software Engineer - SRE professionals working at Google?

99% of Software Engineer - SRE employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer - SRE professionals have also rated Google with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10532) , Senior Software Engineer (1610) , Intern (1237) , Software Developer (1221) , Account Manager (853) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (771) , Analyst (758) , Program Manager (631) , Project Manager (610) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (515) , Internship (503) , Software Engineer(Internship) (499) , Manager (485)

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 4235 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3740 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3486 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2661 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2316 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 810 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 745 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 579 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 578 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 305 reviews))

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4.5

99% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

86% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.9

Compensation and benefits

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.6

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

SRE Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most SRE Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by SRE Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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45 reviews

5.0

Mar 21, 2021

Still one of the best engineering employers in the world.

Sre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Scale of infrastructure, quality of people I work with.

Cons

At Google, it is hard to get to work on the most challenging code and systems, since you are surrounded by hard working talent. You become a small cog in a big machinery.

5.0

Mar 18, 2021

Well paid but boring

Sre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- High stock bonus - Frequent monetary rewards for doing your job well and just because: ~$5000-$10000 per year - Lots of vacation days for SREs as oncall compensation - Perks: long maternity/paternity leave, cheap massages in the office, free gym, free headphones, free food...

Cons

- Relatively boring job - Relatively low base salary - Personal projects, personal responsibility for them. Very little team work.

5.0

Dec 6, 2020

Great Company

Sre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture, benefits and work environment

Cons

Not that I can think of

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