Microsoft Architect/Program Manager reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

89% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Architect/Program Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 257 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Architect/Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Architect/Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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257 reviews
5.0
Mar 16, 2016

Great Company

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Pros

Love learning all the new technology in the cloud. There is a lot of opportunity to grow your career. And there's a lot of different departments such as consulting or product management.

Cons

Sometimes reviews could be tough. You have commitments and you have utilization that are used to base your bonus calculations and depending on your level, you have tougher challenges.

3.0
Jan 24, 2016

Getting there

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Pros

Satya's vision was the one thing that convinced me to join Microsoft. There are also plenty of smart ICs doing the real work on the ground. On the tech side, Azure has some very cool projects, especially around open hardware and DC design.

Cons

Pretty much everyone in between those awesome ICs I mentioned above and Satya is still stuck in Balmer's way of thinking. I don't foresee Microsoft ever changing their reputation without substantial middle-management redirection or refresh.

4.0
Jan 21, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Systems and services we create are truely world class. We tackle problems few other companies can. You get a lot of freedom to innovate.

Cons

Performance measurement and review system can foster bad "me against them" instead of a truely collaborative environment where "rising tides raise all ships". Product groups often have too much autonomy and are not held accountable for long term thinking.

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