Is Google a good company to work for as a Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager?

Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 280 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 Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager employees well?

Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 280 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager salaries at Google.

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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

95% would recommend to a friend

(280 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

58% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 280 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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280 reviews

5.0

May 6, 2012

Good

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, varied work, good colleagues.

Cons

It's a large company, not a startup.

4.0

Apr 21, 2012

Large scale, competitive workplace with tons of smart people and cool technology

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology and processes that are optimized to let you succeed. Tons to learn. Smart people who are generally friendly. Fair amount of autonomy to shape your own destiny.

Cons

You are evaluated on impact, but with the size of Google it is increasingly difficult to make a mark and get the recognition needed to advance. Increased visibility means increased product risk and a higher bar for new releases, making it difficult to get something to market without enlisting executive help to overcome risk aversion (bureaucratic obstacles).

2.0

Jan 14, 2010

Too much hype, too little real value

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many smart people, very challenging problems, good perks, excellent benefits, very good free food, good cash bonuses and engineering ladder promotions for personal achievements

Cons

too many good management places taken by old per-2003 guys, no way to move over them even if you are extraordinary, little personal freedom to work on your own idea (it was the other way around 4 years ago), too much protocol,

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