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 9,640 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 9,640 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 (10514) , Senior Software Engineer (1604) , Intern (1235) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (848) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (758) , Program Manager (629) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , 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 4145 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3783 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3475 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2655 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2313 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 824 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 741 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 593 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 302 reviews))

Google Software Developer reviews

4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(9,640 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,640 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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10K reviews

5.0

Mar 20, 2011

It's COOL!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Google is one of the most famous companies in China. I'm proud of working at Google.

Cons

The work is always not important enough.

5.0

Mar 19, 2011

GREAT!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

GOOD SALARY, GOOD EXPERIENCE, GOOD ENVIRONMENT, sometime you will find life time opportunity over there, so it is very good

Cons

Company policy, not that fun when you working, pressure, dead line, pushing, sometime you have to give up some life for the work

4.0

Mar 15, 2011

good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good, you can have a lot of fun with a lot of talented guys and gals it's really nice place.

Cons

not good some times, but especially when deadline is approaching, it would be really hard to finish everything before the deadline but you

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