Is Google a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Google have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 59 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 System Engineer Jobs at Google now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Google .

Does Google pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Google with 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 59 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at Google.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Google?

Software Engineer (10502) , Senior Software Engineer (1603) , Intern (1232) , Software Developer (1219) , Account Manager (845) , Product Manager (795) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (768) , Analyst (757) , Program Manager (627) , Project Manager (609) , SWE Intern (545) , Data Scientist (514) , Internship (501) , 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 4214 reviews)); "great benefits and I do believe they build some of the best products out there." ((in 3711 reviews)); "It was a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 3428 reviews)); "In those positions you can have a good work/life balance and just use all the benefits" ((in 2662 reviews)); "the pay is good and the fellow engineers are very smart" ((in 2363 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 801 reviews)); "Bad management and quite bureaucratic" ((in 756 reviews)); "Recent layoffs (I've not been impacted) have felt really sad to experience." ((in 591 reviews)); "People are forced out by bad managers via bad annual reviews and PIP program to get there friends in there." ((in 569 reviews)); "Bad leadership and goal progress" ((in 302 reviews))

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4.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Sundar Pichai

92% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

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Systems Engineer employees have rated Google with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Google is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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59 reviews

2.0

Jul 28, 2025

Not goof for freshers

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comfort, learning, locations, health benefits

Cons

No growth, hectic work hours, no security, bench policy

5.0

Jul 9, 2025

Very good

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

Hours can be straining to some

4.0

Jun 29, 2025

good wlb but bad management

System engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great perks. healthcare and engineer culture, tech stack

Cons

bad mangement, scope fighting and narrow scope

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