Is Google a good company to work for as a Software Engineering?

Software Engineering professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 29 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 Engineering Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineering interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineering employees well?

Software Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineering salaries and benefits at Google .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10461) , Senior Software Engineer (1599) , Intern (1228) , Software Developer (1216) , Account Manager (843) , Product Manager (793) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (753) , Program Manager (624) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (542) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (499) , Software Engineer(Internship) (495) , Manager (483)

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 4204 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3749 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3429 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2661 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2271 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 810 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 737 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 565 reviews)); "Constant reorganization and layoffs always on the horizon" ((in 564 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 reviews))

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Google Software Engineering reviews

4.6

99% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

89% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

F Software Engineering employees have rated Google with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most F Software Engineering professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by F Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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29 reviews

5.0

May 21, 2026

Friendly colleagues in a good work environment

Software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working enviornment and friendly colleague

Cons

Bad snacks and not much entertainment

5.0

Oct 22, 2025

Good software company

Software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, good salary, no real cons

Cons

No real cons for now

3.0

Apr 2, 2025

Good projects, good people but lots of chaos

Software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You get to work with smart people. - (If in the right team), you can work on cutting-edge tech.

Cons

- Too many reorgs and shifting priorities recently. - Work-life balance is not as good as it used to but the extra effort also often goes unrecognized.

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