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
3.0
Sep 28, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits - Drinks, Salary, Flex schedule, Tuition reinburse, Vast amount of books & training Lots of variety of work in Microsoft, and have opportunity to explore different areas.

Cons

The overall hierarchy, and politics that takes place every where and every time. The downside particular for MSIT for new hires is that the work is not as exciting and challenging, and you'll be left wondering a lot of times is it worth spending time here versus else where. However, It will be good for people that is interested in IT processes.

2.0
Sep 3, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

decent benefits potential to grow The higher position, the easier your life enjoy the life

Cons

Too much politics bureaucracy Your ability is evaluated more based on how you speak, instead of how you speak+deliver. Some PMs does not know what a PM should do

3.0
Aug 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

First: it has some great benefits. The Health Insurance is top notch, and these days that is really important. It also has a number of morale events, the campus is really good (especially with the latest additions), you most probably will have your own office, there are free pop and Starbucks coffee, and it is fairly easy to get equipment. The payment is good as well. In addition, depending on which division or team you land, you may find a great work environment, that will allow you to make your best work and work with some great people, and have reasonable working hours.

Cons

As I said in the "pros" above, it all depends on which division or team you land at the Company. Different divisions or teams can vary widely in terms of working environment. You may land in a good place, as I said before. But you may land at some bad places, where the environment is almost hostile, and all interactions are very loaded. You may spend more time dealing with the inner politics of management and your co-workers than with actual work. It may also have rather unreasonable working hours and make your life quite stressful. Finally, even though employees are supposed to move between teams fairly easily, that may not always be the case, and you may see yourself stuck in a not so desirable situation.

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