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 9,721 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 9,721 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 (10525) , Senior Software Engineer (1606) , Intern (1236) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (852) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (758) , Program Manager (630) , Project Manager (610) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (515) , Internship (502) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , 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 4240 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3784 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3460 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2682 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2302 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 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 742 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 569 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 298 reviews))

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4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(9,721 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 employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,721 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Jan 30, 2026

Nice

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing Benefits and really good people

Cons

Nothing really that i can think of

3.0

Jan 30, 2026

Not quite 'just another big company.' Yet. 3.5 stars.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's a lot of good stuff to work on, fantastic tooling, and less tech debt than most places of similar size. Colleagues are usually very skilled and smart.

Cons

There was a time when Google had an unusually good culture of openness, technical excellence, doing the right thing, and not letting all the usual bureaucratic turf wars bog it down. That time has entirely passed. Getting to work on the good stuff is a matter of politics over suitability, performance reviews have gained the bad parts of the standard methods and kept the bad parts of the idiosyncratic methods, and you *will* face turf wars that get in the way of doing your job. Also the strategy to avoid tech debt is 'reimplement everything after 5 years or kill it' which has always had its drawbacks.

4.0

Jan 30, 2026

Great in London

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

London is a great place to work, better than any other city in Europe I've worked in

Cons

Google is so big that it is difficult to feel part of a common mission

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