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      4.0

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (1,087 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      76% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,087 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 10, 2014

      Leave if you're there, don't come if you're not

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are no pros anymore.

      Cons

      Flattening of the organization without a real care for people who were previously managers. Gross management incompetence from the top down. Lack of accountability. Benefits on the decline. Review system hasn't changed (it's who you know like it's always been). This company has changed - for the worse.

      3.0
      Dec 6, 2014

      Great company if you get a great manager

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits other than health (which I now consider a con) are great such as software discounts, bus passes, on campus cafeterias with great food.

      Cons

      Health benefits are more costly ever since Obama care was announced a few years ago. Work life balance can really suffer in some areas, especially where I am in the core Azure and dealing with excessive feature development due to 'playing catchup' with AWS. Some areas can still be super competitive despite being 'One Microsoft'.

      2.0
      Oct 19, 2014

      Great company being taken down by a new CEO.

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits - health insurance is good (but was better as a PPO before being a high deductible HSA), free sodas, choice of wellness benefits (fancy gym membership or money for sports extracurriculars), on sight locker rooms with towel service, charity giving match, opportunities for free products, reduced cost software. If you get on a good team they become like a second family (which is good because work life balance can be bad - see cons). Fair and reasonable time off -- 3 weeks vacation to start, with an extra week at 6 years, and another at 12; 10 sick days, 2 floating holidays, plus 8 company holidays. Many managers are willing to be flexible if you need a half day, or run out of sick time to let you make it up in other ways. Commute options are good - free parking, complimentary bus pass, plus company run shuttle service (The Connector)

      Cons

      New CEO is taking things downhill fast by getting rid of test teams. Quality of internal releases has been getting worse for the last 6+ months with no sign of getting better. They tout positive work life balance, but if your product is at all behind, which happens often, you'll be working more hours than you can imagine. You don't earn comp time, so you have to just suck it up if they say you need to work a weekend. If you get an unjustified poor review you have little to no recourse. If you happen to get on a bad team, or a team with ineffective managers who won't stand up for you, you are screwed. Good luck trying to transfer, because other teams will be wary due to the review. Re-orgs happen ALL the time. This can make it incredibly difficult to have any sense of stability in your role, because you will regularly have a new manager.

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