Google Staff Software Engineer reviews

4.5

97% would recommend to a friend

(239 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

58% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Staff Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 239 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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239 reviews
4.0
Dec 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stability.. varied surfaces. Does a lot of thing

Cons

Everything is matured. Not much innovation

4.0
Oct 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong leadership and vertical integration in AI. Cutting-edge research and product synergy make it an exciting time to be at Google.

Cons

High variability between teams; frequent framework migrations and reorgs as leadership adapts to the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

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