Google Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.5

95% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)
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Sundar Pichai

81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Google with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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113 reviews
5.0
16 Feb 2026
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Pros

Feels like a dream company to work - from colleagues, work management, work life balance, dream facilities

Cons

Not that is bad, but every tool is build by Google - so we don’t use normal external open source tools (GitHub, Jira, even programming frameworks) which requires a longer onboarding

4.0
28 Dec 2025

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Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed my time at Google. The main upside is the people. Working with sharp people who really care is a wonderful thing, not to be underestimated.

Cons

Google's infra and software stack complicates a lot of tasks, which can be discouraging and if you're the kind of person who is easily affected by this kind of friction it may be wise to consider another opportunity, if available. I found that it was hard to maintain velocity. Sometimes it was the company's fault, sometimes it was my fault, but at the end of the day it ended up not being the right place for me long-term.

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