Is Google a good company to work for as a Software Engineering Manager II?

Software Engineering Manager II professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 114 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 Software Engineering Manager II Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineering Manager II interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineering Manager II employees well?

Software Engineering Manager II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 114 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineering Manager II salaries at Google.

How happy are Software Engineering Manager II professionals working at Google?

85% of Software Engineering Manager II employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Engineering Manager II professionals have also rated Google with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs 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 4159 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3699 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3481 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2661 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2326 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 812 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 739 reviews)); "Frequent Reorganizations & Layoffs – Business shifts can lead to team changes or job instability." ((in 578 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 572 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 308 reviews))

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4.0

85% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

71% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Software Engineering Manager II employees have rated Google with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 114 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineering Manager II professionals have a good working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineering Manager II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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114 reviews

5.0

Sep 11, 2012

Opportunity, stability and fun

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks/benefits Opportunities to do impactful work, learn a lot and try different things out all the time. Fun, casual work environment. Working alongside super smart people solving problems that effect billions of people worldwide.

Cons

Demographic skews young and inexperienced. Can be a little chaotic at times, disorganized approach to product development. Easy to get lost in the sea of work that has to be done.

5.0

Dec 28, 2011

Truly a unique company

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High concentration of smart + great people. Employees empowered to change the word in the good way. Full compensation package (base salary + bonus + stock + perks) is great and not easy to beat IMO, People who criticize it must have not done the math right and/or are performing poorly.

Cons

Career growth is somewhat difficult for non standard profiles (i.e. not Software Engineers or Site Reliability Engineers). Managers need to be good to get their reports promoted. Being on the "right" project (aka high impact with high visibility) does affect substantially career growth.

5.0

Jun 28, 2008

Google - is the top search result for the best job!! Definitely feeling lucky!

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, great benefits, company has a can do attitude. The company truly tries to do no evil seen it from the inside. Absolutely the best perks one can imagine. In house doctors, free food (really gourmet food), great technology and truly encourages innovation. People are in general respectful and work well together.

Cons

Sometimes bright people will complicate a simple problem and go into unnecessary complexity for speculative imagined reasons. Which is not desirable, makes systems unnecessarily complex. Management needs to put a roadmap before the engineer otherwise the rocket scientist engineer will starts to make the simple piece a complete rocket, which forever will need rocket scientists to maintain. Sometimes people forget the true genius is in embracing complexity only where it is needed.

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