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
4.0
Jul 25, 2012
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Pros

The paycheck was good. I started as an intern and when I got hired after the internship, my salary grew up to more than double, but from what I understood from my colleagues I was a bit under-payed, probably because I was a fresh graduate. There are plenty of benefits, but they depend from headquarter to headquarter.

Cons

The management system is not a good one. Each year, a manager has to have from his team an over achiever and an under achiever, no matter what he has to have these two. And this builds competitivity between coworkers.

2.0
Jul 14, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is reasonable, and there are some changes to excel. For top employees, there is a high potential program, which can open up many doors for other jobs within the company. If you are a technical person, there is a lot of opportunity to network and meet other bright people.

Cons

The stock is not going to go up in value, and the company is not going to grow bigger than it is, and you should not expect your stock value to increase. Many people have the false illusion that Microsoft is still on the top, and that they are there to stay. There are also a lot of politics, and perception games being played. It is very important that you get an emotional/technical attachment to your dev manager AND the other dev managers, so that they do not try to throw you to the dogs in the closed doors performance reviews.

2.0
Jul 13, 2012

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Pros

huge amount of projects happening in parallel - if courious, you can learn every day a new field

Cons

unsustainable culture not valuing contributes , too much politics,

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