Microsoft Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,734 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

74% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,734 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Feb 26, 2026

Avoid Bing

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Fair Pay Unlimited PTO Decent Benefits

Cons

Bad culture On call cycles Lack of diversity

2.0
Feb 22, 2026

Not worth it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people here are still great for the most part, and there are good benefits in terms of health care, insurance, etc.

Cons

The pay has never been good, but the culture and work life balance used to make up for it. Now, the culture is falling apart due to increased pressure, cuts to funding for morale and ERGs, and layoffs. The pressure to ship quickly is high, but the barriers to get things done are only getting higher and higher. Leadership still hasn't figured out a solid direction in terms of AI, so priorities are constantly changing and re-orgs happen almost monthly.

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