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 7, 2009
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Pros

Benefits were great, surrounded by knowledgeable people who love their job.

Cons

very redmond-centric. Was sometimes difficult to work with Redmond teams on projects. The company is very Redmond-focused. Performance reviews are a pain.

4.0
Jun 22, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

1. Working on hard problems that impact people's lives. 2. Benefits, especially 100% medical coverage. 3. Great training program. 4. Management assigns a task and gets out of the way allowing me to do it how I feel is best.

Cons

1. It is a big company and many times politics is just as important, if not more so, than the validity of the project. 2. Hearing people talk about how much the products suck gets old. 3. A feeling that change happens to slow to keep up with the market.

5.0
Apr 3, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Massive brand name recognition. Lots of learning opportunities, challenging projects, brilliant co-workers and of course a resume builder. The breadth of opportunities at Microsoft is unparalleled. From Operating Systems, Compilers/IDE's, Games, Hardware, Web Services, Office tools these guys have done it all. There is something for everyone there. Also the benefits are really good as compared to others.

Cons

Lots of competition. The developer interns have to be really good to be noticed by senior employees. You are expected to work long hours. Since I have not worked there for very long I have not felt any other downsides.

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