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 Software Development Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 318 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Development Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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318 reviews
3.0
Jun 27, 2012
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Lots of talent Opportunity to be in the know and at the edge of business software

Cons

Huge organization - sometimes a little chaotic (who's running the show?) So large it's highly specialized. If you like to be part of the larger development process, you won't get it as a developer Review process is a little draconian - well-intentioned, but may be producing unintended affects

4.0
Jun 24, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company provides good benefits (yet), reasonable salary. You have some career path, although it becomes very tough at principal level and higher.

Cons

Review system is a minus. Every year, each group has to identify 10% of low performers and fire some of them. Benefits slowly decreasing in quality.

4.0
May 28, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly intelligent peers, very challenging work. Very flexible work culture with focus on getting things done. Results are highly rewarded.

Cons

Lot of good peers means hard to stand out.

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