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
3.0
Nov 4, 2011
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

It pays well and the benefits are top notch. If you look hard enough, there are still numerous well-funded, innovative teams. You can find diverse opportunities without leaving the company.

Cons

Bureaucratic, territorial, and reactive. Promotions (or lack thereof) are sometimes arbitrary, with a "big boy's club" feel. Desperately needs new top management across the board.

3.0
Oct 31, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company with good benefits and some interesting things to work on.

Cons

Far too much middle management overhead and wasted time on things other than getting great stuff into the publics hands. Overly risk averse... roll the dice where it makes sense.

3.0
Oct 31, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent benefits - Decent pay Depending on group: - Good work/life balance - Some intelligent people - Flexible work schedule - Some management recognize talent (can't say all because some of them play favorites)

Cons

- Resistant to change (even for proven better practices) - Higher level people are very reluctant to listen to the junior people - Review system is completely broken (if they care about keeping the talented people) - No real innovation from within anymore. Most of the "innovation" is chasing a proven market and stomping out the competition.

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