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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(5,727 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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5.0
Apr 30, 2025
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Pros

Meaningful Impact at Scale: Few places in the world offer the opportunity to build and influence products used by billions daily. Whether you're working on Search, Android, AI, or Cloud, the reach and responsibility are immense. Top-Tier Colleagues: Google attracts some of the brightest minds in the industry. Collaboration here is a joy—engineers, designers, PMs, and researchers constantly push each other to improve and innovate. Strong Engineering Culture: The technical infrastructure is world-class, and there’s a genuine commitment to code quality, performance, and long-term maintainability. Internal tools are powerful and well-supported. Learning and Growth: There’s no shortage of opportunities to grow. You’re constantly exposed to cutting-edge research, internal tech talks, and mentorship from industry veterans. Flexibility and Benefits: Generous compensation, excellent healthcare, parental leave, and work-from-home flexibility make it one of the best places in terms of work-life balance, especially post-COVID.

Cons

Large Company Trade-offs: Decision-making can be slow, especially when multiple layers of review or cross-org alignment are required. It’s easy to feel like a small cog in a massive machine if you're not on a flagship product. Promotion Process: While the bar is high for advancement (which ensures quality), the calibration process can feel opaque or political at times.

5.0
Apr 30, 2025
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Pros

good pay, smart teammates, great offices

Cons

extremely large company at this point. everything is pretty specialized.

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