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      4.1

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (819 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      57% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Software Development Enginner || employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 819 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Enginner || professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Enginner || professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      819 reviews
      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      A lifetime of experiences at one company.

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Career advancement is a huge plus. It is very simple to move between groups at Microsoft. they also actively encourage you to move if you feel you aren't getting what you need from your current group. Being able to move between groups allows you to try out different areas - Windows, Office, Internet, developer tools, and even mobile are all within reach if you are smart enough and driven enough. Benefits are hands down the best I've seen. Also with offices in Bellevue, Seattle, and Redmond, you have many different places to work. Microsoft also has in some locations open work areas. So you can easily go spend a day at another location. This is extremely helpful when working cross group. The connector commuter service is incredibly useful as well. Wifi on the bus with nice comfortable seats.

      Cons

      Groups tend to reinvent the wheel a lot because they don't want to be tied to another group's development schedule. This is commonly known as "Not Invented Here" syndrome. Working on open source software in your spare time is a gray area that many developers just tend to ignore instead of trying to navigate it. Compared to a start up, things move very, very slowly at Microsoft (depending on the group). Also not a week goes by that some kind of survey goes out asking how they are doing. the review process is like 20 different forms (I only slightly exaggerate). It can take a week or more of concerted effort to do your review. Couple that with your normal work week and that week is very stressful.

      5.0
      Jun 15, 2008

      A very good place to work

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance, good feedback for your work, can switch jobs without leaving MSFT, and benefits

      Cons

      Teams' overall structure changes, some teams you can go higher no time, some teams you are stuck.

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