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 6292 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5368 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4316 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4029 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2119 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 1203 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 761 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 488 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 452 reviews))

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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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4.5

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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

4.0

Nov 8, 2015

Great place to learn, grow

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to move between and work on different product lines within the company. Reasonable WLB. Company is trying to execute fast in all product lines. Excellent Benefits. MS has started embracing open source and contributes as well.

Cons

Many a times adds features to products, that are technologically great, but may not get customer adoption quickly. So it may be hard sometimes to see the impact of your work, if you are working on such a feature.

4.0

Oct 17, 2015

Senior Software Engineer

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Some of the best mind and most passionate people around

Cons

Everything takes time to implement

4.0

Oct 11, 2015

Signed on in the late 1990s, still finding it to be a good deal.

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work-life balance, for the large groups in which I've worked. - Plenty of opportunities to learn on the job. - Easy to move between groups when one needs a change. - Easy to find groups doing the types of work one is looking for, since the company is involved in many different areas across the industry. - The current annual review system is much improved over the past 15+ years' Ballmer-era system & its variations, at least with respect to one's performance rating.

Cons

- The compensation side of the current annual review system still needs refinement. Compensation ratings are relative vs. peers -- which is arguably necessary, given budget realities -- but divisions vary in how they allocate rewards across the rating spread, and the results are not always fair to all involved.

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