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 6323 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5352 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4295 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4048 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2101 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 1435 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1186 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 772 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 484 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 315 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

4.0

Oct 12, 2014

A great place to work

Senior software development engineer

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Pros

The work I do is challenging and interesting. The company offers great benefits. The work-life balance is good in my current team. It wasn't good in my previous team. The compensation is also good.

Cons

During the past year, there has been too many organizational churn. As a result, some people have left the company. The attrition has been an issue in the online group, because there are many external opportunities in the Bay Area, and not as many internal opportunities. Being in a satellite campus is an issue. Number of opportunities outside of Seattle area is low, and some projects are not as interesting.

3.0

Oct 10, 2014

Just remember to change your group every couple of years

Senior software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great medical coverage. Large searchable database of code, if you don't know how to use a method you can look at multiple implementations. Company store sells MS software at a great (cheap) price. You work with really smart people.

Cons

You'll need to work as though you were in a start up without the reward. It wasn't always this way, there was a period in which managers didn't want their employees to burn out, that has changed. Don't stay in one group for long, those I've seen doing great moved around gaining new skills making them more valuable.

1.0

Oct 2, 2014

Senior SDE

Senior software development engineer

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Pros

almost nothing, really nothing good to say

Cons

hostile environment, very bad manager

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