Microsoft Architect/Program Manager reviews

4.1

89% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

88% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Architect/Program Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 257 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Architect/Program Manager professionals have an excellent 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 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

If you are a software engineer, you wil learn a ton about software development and have great opportunities to grow and enhance your technical skills. The company has a very broad range of projects to work on, so you can work on pretty much any kind of software that you want to work on. Your colleagues will be super-smart. The company is well run day-to-day and you can learn from you rmanagers and senior technical people. Decisions are thoughtful - you do not worry about abrupt changes in directions.or suddently the company deciding to shutter your division.

Cons

Senior management is cautious about new technologies, which has led to missed opportunities in lots of new markets. It is a competitive internal culture and employees are ranked against one and other for performance reviews, all the way up to executive levels. Because of that, management is not as cohesive or cooperative as they ought to be.

5.0
Nov 21, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent compensation. Strong intellectual environment. Excellent people to work with. Excellent facilities and benefits. Strong sense of pride for working at Microsoft.

Cons

Too much bureaucracy. Too much cronyism. Culture stifles innovation.

3.0
Oct 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, pays well, intelligent peers.

Cons

Very transactional job. Overall horrible performance review system. Manager change in middle of the year and causes realignment of priorities.

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