Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 6,422 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 6,422 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Microsoft.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Microsoft?

77% of Software Developer employees at Microsoft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Microsoft with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6250 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5383 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4313 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4078 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2112 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1443 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1188 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 763 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 479 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 447 reviews))

Microsoft Software Developer reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(6,422 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,422 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

3.0

Nov 4, 2014

Constant re-orgs and then laid off a few months after being hired

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Competitive benefits and compensation - Some co-workers are extremely passionate and intelligent - Industry leader in some product categories

Cons

- Big company and everything negative that comes along with it - politics, miscommunication, self-promotion, etc. - Some employees don't contribute, but are still rewarded because of the above - Some products feel out of touch with competition and market - Somewhat out of touch with industry best practices and could do a better job of catching up

4.0

Nov 2, 2014

Good for balance work and life

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. You will sufficient time for your family work. 2. You will not feel high work pressure as most of the work is going to be useless. 3. Career growth would be good if you know how to drive the thing which can highlight to higher management. You don't have to be smart or geek engineer but you have the attitude of bureaucratic manager. 4. Salary is better than most of company except few others.

Cons

1. Less learning opportunity. 2. You will not get good motivation in work as work culture is not what it used to be earlier. Now focus has shifted from core innovation to business. 3. Very frequent re-org. It becomes very hard to settle new guys in team. 4. Here Developers are mostly focused in covering their ares so that they should have secure jobs. It makes very hard for new hire to get settle as very few would be interested to share their work.

4.0

Oct 29, 2014

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of new projects. Lots of fun. The people were nice and friendly.

Cons

Lots of movement recently, probably not good for new comers or people looking to stay long.

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