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 1,553 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 1,553 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 Chicago , Los Angeles and San Francisco .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10533) , Senior Software Engineer (1610) , Intern (1237) , Software Developer (1221) , Account Manager (853) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (771) , Analyst (758) , Program Manager (631) , Project Manager (610) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (515) , Internship (503) , Software Engineer(Internship) (499) , Manager (486)

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 4191 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3726 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3501 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2659 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2338 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 821 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 734 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 584 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 583 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 304 reviews))

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4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(1,553 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

61% 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

3.5

Senior management

Senior Software Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,553 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Apr 18, 2009

A great place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, challenging problems, large impact. Compensation and benefits are very good. Internal tools and systems are also very good.

Cons

There seems to be a lot of overhead to launching even though the company tries to foster small start-up groups. I think many small groups fragments the resource space and in some ways makes for artificial scarcities.

5.0

Apr 15, 2009

Great place to work, though challenging in mostly good and some not-so-good ways.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Google is a place with amazing learning opportunities - lots of very smart, skilled people to learn from.

Cons

Advancement is difficult, as there are a lot of talented people competing for a relatively small number of promotion slots.

4.0

Apr 6, 2009

notmuch...

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

food and people are great

Cons

food is really great and free

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