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 9,703 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 9,703 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 are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10505) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (846) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (768) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (627) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (501) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (482)

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 4214 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3711 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3428 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2363 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 801 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 756 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 591 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 302 reviews))

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4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,703 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% 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 9,703 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews

4.0

Feb 25, 2009

Work with some smartest ppl in IT

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work with smart people in IT

Cons

no rewards to people acutally get the work done

4.0

Jan 21, 2009

Great comany (in China) for new grad

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pay - Culture - Reputation

Cons

A little chaos. I only joined this comany for months, so no more opionions.

4.0

Jan 2, 2009

Great to have on your resume

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible educational opportunities, regular tech talks and other information sessions. Colleagues are some of the brightest people around. There's also a certain prestige attached with working at Google and you may find your next job easier to get just having had worked there, although the culture makes it such that people straight out of college never want to leave since the perks are so good and they are pampered.

Cons

Lack of proper management, managers don't really care about employees and seem to have just gotten their jobs because they were there rather than showing any competence at actual managing. Competition between workers sometimes strains work-life balance as most are young twenty-somethings with no family to worry about or take care of - although this may change in the future, most older Googlers tend to leave instead of sticking around that environment.

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