Is Google a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 1,574 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 1,574 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Google.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Google?

90% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Google with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

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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4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(1,574 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

64% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,574 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

May 28, 2009

Best company I worked

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

flexiable and creative job. very special data centre design, advanced clound computing and server system

Cons

too busy and too many meetings

4.0

May 12, 2009

Good place to work if you like large companies.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment. Especially software engineers are highly enabled and valued within the company. Many different products to work on. Lots of smart people. Great benefits and free food.

Cons

Little influence on which area you get assigned to at first. Probably not much of a financial upside at this stage. Takes an extremely long time to get up to speed and feel productive.

4.0

Apr 29, 2009

Great company to work for still, but flaws lower morale

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good benefits & good salaries. Google treats its engineers very well, even in these economic times - very smart people, world class engineers (quality varies from group to group, though) that make very fun co-workers whether to discuss life, politics, or engineering - big impact. You know the stuff you build can affect, positively or negatively, millions of users

Cons

- inconsistent vision. You're never quite sure what senior management is thinking, or whether they have a master plan. In fact after working there for several years you're beginning to think they don't. A lot of decisions are whim decisions. Projects get killed on a whim and resurrected on a whim - launches & rollouts extremely frustrating. A lot of launch gates & reviews, some are understandable but some are quite ridiculous. Too few people control too many aspects of things.

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