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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
      4.0
      Nov 27, 2017

      Depends on the group

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of smart people Many of challenging positions Company invests in and nurtures employees

      Cons

      Many groups lack vision or purpose Showing up well to your managers peers is more important Aggression is rewarded

      4.0
      Nov 18, 2017

      Great tech but the non-tech is a distractor

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great technology, great benefits, good pay, lots of really smart people

      Cons

      While Satya has made a lot of positive changes to the company that are making it relevant again...I feel he is also responsible for negatives like forced diversity and the acceptance of senior leadership being openly politically biased. I worked at Microsoft because I loved the technology, not because of the political views of the senior leadership. Watching keynotes at internal events now sometimes boarding on being at a political rally. It has created a tone that if you are not in step with those views...you may not be in the right place.

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