Is Google a good company to work for as a Backend Engineer?

Backend Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 41 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 Backend Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Backend Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Backend Engineer employees well?

Backend Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 41 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Backend Engineer 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 4214 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3711 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3428 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2363 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 801 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 756 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 591 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 302 reviews))

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4.1

98% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

100% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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Backend Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Backend Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Backend Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Apr 25, 2021

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4.0

Mar 4, 2021

Great Company for Great People

Senior backend engineer

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Pros

-Great benefits -Flexible hours -Professional managers

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-Culture is intolerant of dissenting opinions but I've seen them making improvements upon direct feedback -Work can be monotonous -Big company equals big problems that often don't get resolved.

5.0

Feb 25, 2021

Amazing experience

Backend developer

Recommend

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Amazing employees, nice headquarters and very fun

Cons

A lot of work, very hard

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