Microsoft Software Development Engineer reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(825 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

57% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer, employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 825 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer, professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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825 reviews
3.0
Mar 25, 2013
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

solid stable company with steady revenue stream

Cons

too much politics and favoritism not enough original ideas and innovation. No vision for growth.

3.0
Mar 22, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- You will work with some of the smartest engineers - You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of technologies

Cons

- Company is focused on competition rather than focusing on doing what is right for the customers - Review system is broken - too much power of reviews vests with managers. Peer feedback is not fully taken into account

5.0
Mar 18, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They do a little bit of everything. If you want to do it, you can probably do it at Microsoft.

Cons

The culture is frustrating, and it feels like the executive level decisions are completely detached from the wishes of the employees at times.

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