Is Google a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 9,710 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Google employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 9,710 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Google.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10512) , Senior Software Engineer (1604) , Intern (1233) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (848) , Product Manager (796) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (770) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (628) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (502) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (483)

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 4201 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3724 reviews)); "Great environment and culture for each individual to proactively dive into what ever they are working on." ((in 3454 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2664 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2296 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 811 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 750 reviews)); "recent layoffs and company culure" ((in 592 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 563 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 297 reviews))

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4.4

88% would recommend to a friend

(9,710 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Developer employees have rated Google with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 9,710 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews

4.0

Nov 2, 2010

Good place to work.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Google is a good place to work.

Cons

Google has become a big company.

3.0

Oct 29, 2010

good place to work

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place to work. nice food, nice computer, nice space. nice people good place to write code, there is no interrupt during my work

Cons

not sure what I should do each day. Just guess what I need to do I have to consider market

3.0

Oct 24, 2010

Nice position

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

too much work and very weird hours!

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