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

Software Engineer II professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 111 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 II Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer II interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineer II employees well?

Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 111 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer II salaries at Google.

How happy are Software Engineer II professionals working at Google?

95% of Software Engineer II employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer II professionals have also rated Google with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating for career opportunities.

What Google locations are top rated by Software Engineer II employees?

Mountain View is the top rated Google location by Software Engineer II employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10513) , Senior Software Engineer (1604) , Intern (1234) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (848) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (628) , 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 4164 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3655 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3508 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2684 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2333 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 578 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 565 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 306 reviews))

Google Software Engineer II reviews

4.5

95% would recommend to a friend

(111 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer II employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 111 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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111 reviews

5.0

May 28, 2025

Good Workplace

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They don’t overwork you and the benefits are top tier.

Cons

Advancement can be slow and difficult.

4.0

May 18, 2025

Great engineering work, good perks, somewhat manageable work life

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Almost everything is good

Cons

- Sometimes depending on team the culture might differ a lot, there can be previous org bias (as in the people leading might have bias towards people hired from their previous orgs to Google)

4.0

Mar 17, 2025

depends on your manager, but mostly a great gig

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- work is done at a decent pace, people are understanding of it taking you a long time to get some things done, exposure to a lot of smart people and interesting projects, incredible food, even though it’s far past its heyday in terms of corporate tech fun budget the company fun times are still fun

Cons

can be slow moving, some managers don’t really know what work to give you or how to get you started. entirely internal tech stack means long waits for help and long iteration times when you don’t know how to do something.

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