Microsoft Software Engineer reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(6,486 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Software Engineer, employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,486 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Jul 22, 2015

Developer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging projects Prestigue Stable work, Many projects and customers

Cons

A lot of work and meetings

4.0
Jul 16, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Plenty of opportunities for personal growth - Good salary and benefits - Good work-life balance - High-impact work

Cons

- Heavy and slow processes - Is located near Seattle, WA, which a fairly remote place (depending on where you come from). Not necessarily a problem for everybody, but it is for me. - Area is clogged and gentrified (expensive cost of life)

5.0
Jul 13, 2015

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Super diverse, working on big impact project, like the Microsoft Culture very much: Learner, challenger mindset and be innovative

Cons

Redmond centric, some positions need to be on call

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