Microsoft Senior Software Development Engineer reviews

4.3

98% would recommend to a friend

(318 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

99% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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
5.0
Sep 5, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

+ People are insanely smart, some of them legendary. + There is virtually no limit in terms of learning opportunities, professional growth and career advancement. + Everyone gets own office! + Benefit is one of the best in the industry, period.

Cons

- Performance review used to be based on stack ranking and fixed curve. - Skill set may become irrelevant if not actively kept up with the industry.

3.0
Aug 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Compensation is competitive - Still a lot of smart people there - Big company with the resources to do what they want - Plenty of stuff to be learned

Cons

- Easy to miss broader tech trends and not learn technologies the rest of the world uses - Microsoft is still very Windows-centric even though the rest of the world isn't - Work/life balance can get miserable - Office politics and culture are sometimes poisonous

5.0
Aug 30, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Microsoft is good company to develop oneself to new height. I am working at Microsoft consulting and liking work culture and management.

Cons

all is best here. Company is big so, less exposure on core technologies than my earlier company.

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