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

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 1,549 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 Software Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 1,549 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Google.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Google?

90% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Senior 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 Google locations are top rated by Senior Software Engineer employees?

Google locations which are top rated by Senior Software Engineer employees are Los Angeles , San Francisco and New York .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10522) , Senior Software Engineer (1605) , Intern (1236) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (851) , 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 (484)

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 4240 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3784 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3460 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2682 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2302 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 818 reviews)); "bad management and rude to customers" ((in 742 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 579 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 569 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 298 reviews))

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Google Senior Software Engineer reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(1,549 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

63% approve of CEO

79% 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

3.5

Senior management

Senior Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,549 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Jan 29, 2025

Stable employer, good projects to work on

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Even w/ some of the trimming, perks are still generous. It's fairly easy to find good teams and good projects. WLB is decent relative to other companies out there.

Cons

Like and big company, having to deal w/ process and red tape to ship. Have had some projects get snarled up in endless back and forth.

5.0

Jan 29, 2025

Good Culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Reputation 2. TC pretty decent 3. Work life balcance 4 building implactful things

Cons

1. Toxic team 2. LImited upside 3. Management doesn't talke to junior people that much

5.0

Jan 28, 2025

good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good. free food. free gym

Cons

nothing. everything is good. done

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