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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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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 15, 2016

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      Principal software engineer
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      Pros

      Microsoft is a great place to work. I love it here. It's not perfect, but no company is, but it's still a lot better than most companies I've worked for. You can work on projects that impact the entire world. If you don't like what you're current job, you can easily move to another team or division and keep all your seniority and benefits. (And the benefits are great!)

      Cons

      Microsoft can be a little insular and internally focused, although we try not to be. Managers aren't uniform, there are good ones and bad ones everywhere, and you can get a bad one at Microsoft. The environment can be very competitive, it's not for everyone (and getting in can be very competitive too).

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