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Great place to be an engineer, experience differs largely by team

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Google for 4 years
December 12, 2025
Mountain View, CA
5.0
RecommendsApproves of CEO
Pros

There were terrific internal tools. The benefits were great, like gyms on campus and free food.

Cons

Experience differs a lot by team. AI teams are intense and have long work hours, stressful performance reviews, and some internal politics. Other core teams are mostly doing "keep the lights on" and scaling infrastructure, and they also have pressure to integrate AI into existing systems.

Additional Ratings

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

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