Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Senior Software Development Engineer?

Senior Software Development Engineer professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 318 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Development Engineer Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Development Engineer interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Senior Software Development Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 318 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Development Engineer salaries at Microsoft.

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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6250 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5383 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4313 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4078 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2112 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1443 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1188 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 763 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 479 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 447 reviews))

Microsoft Senior Software Development Engineer reviews

4.3

98% would recommend to a friend

(318 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

99% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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Senior Engineer Software Development employees have rated Microsoft with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 318 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Engineer Software Development professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Engineer Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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318 reviews

3.0

May 3, 2017

Stable job but not optimized for growth

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable job, some smart people, lots of variety in products to work on. Internal process to move is straightforward. People are ethical.

Cons

Not optimized for growth. Too much focus on visibility and not on impact. Behaviors are rewarded as much or more as results.

4.0

Apr 2, 2017

It got better over time

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Working with very smart and nice colleagues - Good work-life balance and great salary and benefits - Contribute to software that is globally used is exciting and rewarding - Continued progress to standardize on technology, use Open Source and publicly available software - Inspiring CEO talks

Cons

- There is no good channel to provide feedback about managers - Despite inspiring talks by the CEO, many employees seem to have a negative perspective about the company - Reward process still encourages competition within each group and between groups

4.0

Mar 28, 2017

Solid company to work for

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, convenient location, interesting work, good collaboration, company investing in employee growth, improved review system, possibility to move between teams to find your match

Cons

Need to find a good team, they are not all created equal. Some hassle involved in moving from team to team.

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