Microsoft Software Developer reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(6,431 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,431 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
5.0
Feb 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly, smart people - Interesting work & ability to work on exactly what interests you if you drive for it. - Relatively good work/life balance in comparison to some competitors. - I am a fan of the newer open workspaces.

Cons

- It's huge, so experiences across teams can be quite different. Again it largely comes back to who your individual manager is. - As with big tech companies, career progression can be slower than say a startup, due to competing with a lot of other smart people.

3.0
Feb 14, 2016

reviving

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

various products/technologies to work on

Cons

unfriendly & unnecessary perf review causing tension among team members

3.0
Feb 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Suburban setting with many commute options, very flexible work schedule, beautiful campus with running trails. There are lots of varied projects that you can work on. You have the opportunity to make a big impact given that Microsoft software is widely used everywhere.

Cons

The review system has changed but only in appearance, behind the scenes it's the same stack ranking that goes on. Management is hit or miss, there are lots of bad managers, few great ones...

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