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
5.0
Jan 30, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, little workload, there is much free food to eat. Working in the company owned by the richest person in the world is very good

Cons

Not much to grow. Too many people. Hard to get promotion. It's good to jump to other companies like google, yachoo, or amazon. the stock price will not grow up too much.

1.0
Jan 26, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to make a difference in the world. Excellent and knowledgeable coworkers. Great benefits. Excellent opportunity to learn and grow.

Cons

Too many layers of management. Too many reorgs. Way too much politics. Management typically does not communicate changes. Management more concerned with their careers than their employees.

5.0
Jan 18, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a great company to work in if you are passionate about technology. I found very nice people .

Cons

This is a very large company , so it is not always easy to find the right space and role.

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