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      Microsoft Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (406 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      80% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

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      Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 406 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      406 reviews
      5.0
      Apr 25, 2018

      Customer focus with a great work/life balance

      Principal software engineer
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      Pros

      It's all about delighting the customer - every division, group, and job discipline. And they are able to deliver for the customer while offering the employees top salaries and excellent work/life balance. Excellent benefits; roaring stock performance; top-notch compensation.

      Cons

      I'm a fan of traditional offices, but open space is tolerable.

      5.0
      Jan 23, 2018

      Great company to work for that is reinventing itself

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I was at MSFT for almost 20 years and it's definitely changed these past 5 years and for the better I think. The big focus on AI and Azure/Cloud is now paying off and the company seems less like the dull corporate of old and more in touch with what's in the industry - e.g. widespread use of GitHub, open sourcing, Linux. It's a great place to work and they do care about work/life balance though I gather this probably varies from team to team. Benefits are good too.

      Cons

      Too difficult to move around within the company. There have been some improvements in past few years but still you have to do full interview loops. In many ways it's easier to interview externally than internally which doesn't seem right to me.

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