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

Software Developer professionals working at YouTube have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 44 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of YouTube employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at YouTube now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at YouTube .

Does YouTube pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at YouTube with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 44 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at YouTube.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at YouTube?

92% of Software Developer employees at YouTube would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated YouTube with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at YouTube?

Content Creator (237) , Youtuber (190) , Video Editor (74) , Software Engineer (45) , Vlogger/Youtuber (45) , Empresário (39) , Avaliador De Anúncios (37) , Editor de Vídeo (36) , Digital Content Creator (26) , Criador De Conteúdo (22) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Content Writer (14) , Editor (14) , Strategic Partner Manager (13) , Freelancer (12)

What are the pros of working at YouTube according to real employee reviews?

"It’s great love the people" ((in 57 reviews)); "+ good culture" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good to work for and good pay" ((in 34 reviews)); "work from home is quite easy to work." ((in 28 reviews)); "Good in work life balance" ((in 25 reviews))

What are the cons of working at YouTube according to real employee reviews?

"I had 4 managers in 5 years (same position) and 2 were some of the greatest, most inspiring people ever." ((in 9 reviews)); "NO job security in youtube" ((in 7 reviews)); "It takes soooo much work." ((in 5 reviews)); "CPO, CTO and CEO all like to review every single word that goes out the door." ((in 4 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

YouTube

Part of Google

YouTube Software Developer reviews

4.0

92% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

Neal Mohan

100% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

Software Developer employees have rated YouTube with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. YouTube 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

44 reviews

5.0

Oct 3, 2019

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- fun people, challenging work

Cons

nothing to complain about. I just wanted to try something else

5.0

Mar 3, 2016

YouTube Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent and interesting co-workers, very high morale, good compensation, high impact -- billions of users, some creating actual revolutions like the arab spring. Not every employee knows it, but YouTube is what you make of it. You have 20% time to prove your own ideas.

Cons

You're swimming in a very big pond. It can be very slow to launch your feature because of the challenges of scale.

5.0

Dec 7, 2015

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved my time at you tube. they have a great community of experts and the company is very big and i feel that i make more money than i do work. I love that the company has interactive measures with its employers.

Cons

The company is too big to do anything. I didn't feel that my work helped anything in the company. Only the smartest of smartest can join this and I felt that the interview was insanely hard.

Viewing 40 - 42 of 44 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Amazon

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Google

4.5★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at YouTube

Software Engineer III, Mobile (Android), YouTube

Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, YouTube

Software Engineer III, Mobile (iOS), YouTube

Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (Android), YouTube

Senior UX Engineer, YouTube Subscriptions

YouTube reviews FAQs

YouTube reviews YouTube Software Developer reviews

YouTube

YouTube Software Developer reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Software Engineer

YouTube Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at YouTube

YouTube reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

YouTube reviews FAQs

Jobs at YouTube