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      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

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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
      Aug 13, 2013

      A place where you can work on a wide variety of problems

      Senior software development engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Getting to work on a wide variety of problems with plenty of opportunity to learn a lot from some really smart people

      Cons

      Very top heavy - decisions are made at high levels with the goal of "long term customer satisfaction" often resulting in losing market share. It has become increasingly difficult to have a sustained growth just by doing great quality work.

      2.0
      Aug 12, 2013

      Mentally abused

      Senior software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It has several great systems in place and was a great company in the past. If you are a just starting your career, Microsoft is a great place to work for two years. You can learn a lot about how a big company works and take all that knowledge with you. Technology wise, they only use Microsoft software which is bad if you want to join other technology company that maybe built on open source software.

      Cons

      It kills your potential. To succeed in Microsoft the primary skill you need is perception management. That means you need to be a great politician. If you are busy working and doing the right thing for the company without playing the game, be sure some else will take the credit for your work. Actually doing the right thing for the company is a bad thing for you. Your focus should be only in growing your manager’s kingdom that may include sabotaging their competition and doing what is wrong for the company. The company is setup to hire young people and get rid of the old. So you have a medical plan that you probably won’t use much anyway. Since 2013, the medical plan is not that great anymore. In the end, keep your eye on the ball which is to maximize the benefits you can get out of Microsoft. If you spend your time in doing the right thing, do not expect the same in return. Do it knowing you will not get the same in return.

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