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Great for money and developing skills, projects aren't necessarily enjoyable

Software Engineer Intern
Former Employee
Worked at Google for 1 year
March 25, 2021
Mountain View, California
5.0
RecommendsPositive Outlook
Pros

Great food, work-life balance, and the pay is very good. Documentation is great, and the code is very clean.

Other companies I worked at, I noticed a much larger degree of messiness, which is normal for a fast-growing tech company. But at Google, all code is reviewed extensively. Best practices are hammered into you, which makes understanding existing code so much easier, at the cost of code reviews taking very long sometimes.

Cons

Most people there aren't passionate about their responsibilities. You're a cog in the machine, which is the same at any big company. I prefer startup culture, where each individual's work is more significant.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
4.0

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