Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

Cross group communication could improve, cross team either. Sometimes it felt like employees compete against each other for acknowledgment ("my features, my presentation, my impact, .."), rather than as a group with a shared goal. Considerable aspects of the product were not documented, imo generally documentation was lacking.

Company culture is in the garbage can. I've seen it progressively get worse with each year. Not every program is as exposed to it as others, but it makes for poor work life balance and unfair responsibility sharing. Not a good place for career growth in my opinion as it heavily depends on what kind of a manager you end up with regardless of how much work, the quality of the work, or how important you are to a program. Doesn't matter if the management chain doesn't stick up for you.