Is Google a good company to work for as a ML Engineer?

ML Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 30 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 ML Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked ML Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay ML Engineer employees well?

ML Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 30 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about ML Engineer salaries at Google.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10525) , Senior Software Engineer (1606) , Intern (1236) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (852) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (758) , Program Manager (630) , Project Manager (610) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (515) , Internship (502) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (485)

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 4236 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3714 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3487 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2634 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2340 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 809 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 746 reviews)); "Recent job security worries and layoffs" ((in 588 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 568 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 309 reviews))

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4.5

100% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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4.9

Compensation and benefits

4.9

Career opportunities

4.7

Culture & values

4.7

Senior management

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

ML Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most ML Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by ML Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jun 23, 2026

Intelligent culture and good pay, but intense bureaucracy

Ai/ml engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly intelligent work culture and peers with good pay

Cons

Working at Google comes with significant downsides, most notably intense bureaucracy, frequent project cancellations ("zombie projects"), and a highly competitive environment that can negatively impact your work-life balance

5.0

May 30, 2026

Great people and culture with good work

Senior ml engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good people and culture, good work

Cons

Nothing that I can think of

5.0

Mar 15, 2026

Good

Ai/ml engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work life balance

Cons

No cons I just left

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