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
Jun 28, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Microsoft is an excellent and very safe place to work, you will be well taken care of they have great benefits.

Cons

There isn't much ingenuity or creativity at Microsoft, your ability to have an impact is pretty severely limited by management.

4.0
Jun 15, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Microsoft is a great deal, overall, for software engineers. The pay is quite decent and the work / life balance is usually quite good. Sure, there are crunch times once in a while, but more or less most of the year will be 40-50 hour weeks with decent perks.

Cons

The main problem as a dev is that it can often be very hard to see what impact you are having on the organization. Products can take 6 months to 3 years to ship, and a lot of the time is spent fixing bugs or in meetings.

2.0
Jun 14, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Zero work (in the job I have now). The present work situation is not very demanding (your mileage may vary).

Cons

Zero feedback Zero communication with your peers Zero job satisfaction It's very, very hard to even talk to my coworkers. I never see them face to face, and communicate almost entirely through product studio, IM, and email.

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