Google Senior Software Engineer reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(1,547 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

63% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,547 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
May 10, 2015

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Pros

- Working with great people - Working on the largest systems in the world - Great developer support and dev environment - Good food - Focus on company culture

Cons

- It is a big company now - Very much focused on Silicon Valley, other locations less involved - Large custom codebase, limited transferable skills

5.0
May 3, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You'll work with some of the smartest, most capable engineers in the world on products that have large audiences. If you're close to research, you'll be doing cutting edge work that gets used. The culture is still about doing great things with integrity. The performance review process strives to ensure egalitarianism. The benefits and infrastructure are outstanding.

Cons

The company is facing a changing public perception and several large legal hurdles, ironic as it's actually very careful with personal data, especially compared with others. It's more of a top-down, large company as it has grown. Working outside of Mountain View can be difficult. Your experience may vary depending on which division you're in, though it's not hard to switch.

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