Microsoft Software Development Enginner-|| reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(798 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Software Development Enginner || employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 798 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Enginner || professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Enginner || professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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798 reviews
4.0
Aug 19, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A benevolent, if large and sometimes unweildly employer. Has a finger in all pies of Computer Science: Possible to find work in almost any field you're interested in. Fresh set of products and ideas in the pipeline.

Cons

Opportunities for growth are limited outside Redmond. Development/Processes are getting faster and more agile, but still Far from ideal.

3.0
Aug 10, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I'm currently working remotely from Vancouver and actively participating in online meetings. This is a very good exercise for understanding english because many people speak with differrent accents and remote style of work doesn't make it easier

Cons

Can't take vacation in the second half of each month because the product goes into pre-lease stage at this time. Do they really have no one to take over my stuff while I'm on vacation?

2.0
Aug 2, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are truly brilliant people at Microsoft, and lots of passion in the air.

Cons

Review system politics -- you survived the 99% cut off rate of interviews and racked up lots of experience, shipped some products, patented ideas, added innovative features, saved the day, etc, but now you're in a rough patch at work, and find yourself in the bottom 10-20% of the review pool due to "metrics" and personality issues, and you are headed to eviction. Perhaps you'd like the opportunity to interview with another team? You'd better interview with Google or Apple, because your internal record won't allow you to stay at Microsoft. And once you get one bad review, you bet you won't pull yourself out of the hole.

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