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

Software Engineering Manager professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 64 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 Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineering Manager interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay Software Engineering Manager employees well?

Software Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 64 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineering Manager salaries at Google.

How happy are Software Engineering Manager professionals working at Google?

84% of Software Engineering Manager employees at Google would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 11% in the past 12 months. Software Engineering Manager professionals have also rated Google with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10495) , Senior Software Engineer (1602) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1218) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (767) , Analyst (756) , Program Manager (625) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (543) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (500) , Software Engineer(Internship) (496) , Manager (482)

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 3740 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3438 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2654 reviews)); "Would recommend Software Engineering/Development/PM at Google if you want a nice comfy job with perks and good pay." ((in 2329 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 837 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 734 reviews)); "recent layoffs and company culure" ((in 569 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 566 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 297 reviews))

Google Software Engineering Manager reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

54% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

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Software Engineering Manager employees have rated Google with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineering Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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64 reviews

4.0

Dec 31, 2022

pretty good at Google

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits and generally great people to work with

Cons

harder to get larger scoped projects

4.0

Oct 22, 2022

Great company for engineers

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place for engineers to work. Great coworkers w/ hard working, smart, and care respect. Leadership recognizes top talents. Pay and benefits are competitive.

Cons

Overwhelming workloads even it depends on the team and project. Lack of top leadership to focus and drive the same goals. Painful to see google graveyard growing. Promo focused culture, causing everyone focuses on new launches that can be recognized

5.0

Aug 4, 2022

Great place to work, but suffering from bureaucracy

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great comp (including stock grants, salary and performance bonus) Great perks Smart people Boatloads of interesting projects

Cons

Bogged down by somewhat ineffective leaders in some parts of the company Unwilling to properly invest in identified solutions to make employees more productive, or determine exactly where productivity is suffering Too many internal tools/solutions without the discipline to standardize because prima-donna engineers don't want to be told how to do things.

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