Google Software Developer reviews

4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(9,649 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,649 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Jun 23, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Tons of smart people. Arguably the most interesting problems in computer science are being tackled on a daily basis -- certainly at an unparalleled scale. Different product areas have different cultures, so it's hard to generalize about the company as a whole, but I don't think any other company offers as good a combination of interesting projects, great benefits and compensation, smart co-workers, and good culture. It is worth noting that your experience can vary a lot depending on your product area and manager.

Cons

Company has gone a bit overboard in adding multiple levels of management in recent years, and organization feels more top-down than in the past, but neither aspect is too severe. Be prepared for a long commute if you want to live anywhere affordable or interesting. There is an astonishing lack of diversity in political viewpoints; if your heroes are not Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Paul Krugman, then don't even think about engaging in a political discussion with your peers (in person or on any internal mailing lists).

5.0
May 15, 2013

Awesome

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome perks. Tons of fun. You get to work on projects that have either never been built before, or never been built at this scale before.

Cons

So much awesome that not everyone can handle it. Leadership is an important quality because Googlers have more autonomy than at most companies.

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