Microsoft Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,773 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

75% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,773 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Mar 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Despite things getting worse, there's still decent work-life balance. - I haven't seen any BS metrics to determine one's impact like lines of written code or AI usage. - Good health insurance. - Feels less cutthroat than what I've heard about Meta or Amazon.

Cons

- The workload and amount of stress has been gradually increasing for the past few years with the pay stagnating and campus amenities deteriorating (more expensive food). - ,WFO push, can't work fully remote without an exception. - Gradually everyone is moved to an open space.

4.0
Mar 29, 2026

just fine

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, work life balance, unlimited PTO

Cons

low pay compared to other FAANGS, never ending layoffs that create an anxious culture, many projects only put in motion to get someone in leadership promoted.

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