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

Software Developer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 9,644 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 9,644 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Google.

What Google locations are top rated by Software Developer employees?

Google locations which are top rated by Software Developer employees are Los Angeles , Mountain View and San Francisco .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10518) , Senior Software Engineer (1604) , Intern (1235) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (849) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (758) , Program Manager (629) , Project Manager (610) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (515) , Internship (502) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (484)

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 4211 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3733 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3498 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2659 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 823 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 754 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 580 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 574 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 reviews))

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4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(9,644 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

82% 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 Developer Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,644 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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4.0

Aug 24, 2012

Great company, great product, but too big now.

Software engineer

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Pros

Great product, great culture. I love the google search, and android system, gmail etc.

Cons

Too big now, not as good as before. The google plus is very disappointing, seems too many managment now. However it is common in every big company.

5.0

Aug 24, 2012

Fantastic company, great career path, company values and work/life balance!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great crowd, knowledge base, infrastructure, amazing benefits, minimal bureaucracy, transparency, company genuinely cares about their employee's happiness, and the result is a very happy and fun place to work at.

Cons

Steep learning curve, be prepared to have to constantly adapt and refactor code. Getting tasks done is a bit harder than usual here as there are a lot more things to take into consideration, such as scale, security, testing, etc. (but granted they also yield a lot better results than in other places). It gets better with time though.

4.0

Aug 18, 2012

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Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it gives you exposure to the global market.offers you a really good package with regular promotion and increment in salary

Cons

you really need to work hard to sustain.and you must be thorough with your engineering skills.very competitive enviornment.

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