Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Design Engineer?

Software Design Engineer professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 33 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Design Engineer Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Design Engineer interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Design Engineer employees well?

Software Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 33 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Design Engineer salaries at Microsoft.

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"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6250 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5383 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4313 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4078 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2112 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1443 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1188 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 763 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 479 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 447 reviews))

Microsoft Software Design Engineer reviews

4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

100% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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Software Design Engineer || employees have rated Microsoft with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Design Engineer || professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Design Engineer || professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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33 reviews

3.0

Jun 17, 2008

Why you shouldn't work here

Software design engineer

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Pros

Smart People, and not just smart in coding, but smart overall. Also, for a company Microsoft's size, they still tend to occasionally turn out above average products. I would also comment that the compensation was the market price. It is a good place to write code. Support staff, atleast in the Microsoft Hyderabad (india) office where I worked was very bad. They would keep creating problems for me.

Cons

Very insular. Difficulty in communication with management, and occasionally co-workers. Also, lot of dead weight (or so it seemed) with people slacking off. Microsoft is not what it used to be, although there are still some smart people around.

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

OK work environment, but company lack direction

Software design engineer

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Pros

The group I worked in was pretty laid back, except for the couple of months or so at the end of every product cycle where we had to work for > 40 hours. You also have a lot of autonomy on how to do things. My supervisor generally let me do thing at my own pace. On the other hand, there were a lot of opportunities for on-the-job training, where people would come in for workshop kind of thing. Quality varies though.

Cons

Working in Mountain View, CA doesn't give you a lot of chances to try other groups (this is not the company's fault). There seems to be lots of political fights between groups though. There were also little communication between the leadership with the groups, or between the different groups.

3.0

Jun 11, 2008

Microsoft has grown up and doesn't play well with others

Software design engineer

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Pros

You get to meet and work with some great people from around the country and and around the world.

Cons

Some people are cut throat about what they will do to other employees to get ahead. This is especially true now that Microsoft is a big company and the stock is not performing. If you're fresh out of school, you will get fewer opportunities to put your skills to the test. There's a long line of older and more senior employees looking for opportunities to get ahead. They don't like to share. If you have a disability, HR may try to use constructive discharge to get rid of you. This can also happen as you approach the age where you are protected from age discrimination.

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