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 34 reviews)); "Good culture and coffee for free" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits and good team mates" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good salary and healthy work enviroment" ((in 9 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

5.0

Nov 12, 2025

Lots of research independence, also a lot of bureaucracy

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros - Research freedom - Control over your time - State of the art technical infrastructure

Cons

Cons - Large organization, making coordination difficult - Tough to collaborate with coworkers on another continent

3.0

Nov 12, 2025

quite good

Full stack developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fun and good ish pay

Cons

culture sometimes not great sadly

4.0

Nov 8, 2025

Great place to work at but has lost it's mission

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Chill work culture Good salary Free food, gym, and other perks

Cons

Feels like it has no mission People can be very cut throught VPs can be deliberately ignoring conflicts of interests

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