Does Google DeepMind pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Google DeepMind employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Google DeepMind. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Google DeepMind?

88% of Google DeepMind employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Google DeepMind 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google DeepMind?

Research Scientist (25) , Software Engineer (24) , Research Engineer (20) , Intern (10) , Research Scientist Intern (8) , Senior Software Engineer (8) , AI Engineer (7) , Senior Research Engineer (7) , Student Researcher (7) , Senior Research Scientist (6) , Phd Student Researcher (5) , Program Manager (5) , Research Intern (5) , Operations (4) , Program Specialist (4)

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

"Great people to work with!" ((in 37 reviews)); "Your talent is nurtured and colleagues are brilliant" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good culture and coffee for free" ((in 24 reviews)); "fun and good ish pay" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good benefits and good team mates" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"bloated management and slow movement" ((in 6 reviews)); "hard work and long hours" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Google DeepMind locations?

Mountain View , New York , San Francisco , California , California , Cambridge , Califon , Muscle Shoals , Phoenix , Wyoming , Washington , Ireland , Delaware , El Segundo , Los Angeles , Pasadena , San Diego , Clayton , Fremont , Palo Alto , San Jose , Sunnyvale , Lund , Boston , USAR Center , Indiana

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Google DeepMind reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(248 total reviews)

Demis Hassabis

87% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Senior management

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

Google DeepMind has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 248 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Google DeepMind employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

248 reviews

4.0

Apr 5, 2026

Nice team and perks, but roadblocks in publishing

Student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks and my team was nice

Cons

Large company with roadblocks to publishing

5.0

Mar 25, 2026

Primed for dominance

Staff technical program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- DeepMind is extremely well-positioned in the AI space with top notch talent and a solid track record of delivering SoTA models - Google's strategic investments in the fully integrated vertical stack (TPUs, Scaling Firmware, Training Data, Evals infrastructure and model delivery) is makes their advantage resistant to market fluctuations - Google's roster of 1B+ DAU products provides an enviable distribution network for Gemini launches across the world

Cons

- Organizational complexity of the Google Product org ecosystem conflicts with DeepMind's startup-like velocity - Relentless pace of releases with very little planning for balancing the workloads is burning out talent

1.0

Feb 19, 2026

Unsafe for disabled and vulnerable

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary perk brand name prestige

Cons

Unethical, bullying, toxic, unsafe, exploitative

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