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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (6,390 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      73% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,390 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
      Oct 18, 2008

      My memory

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Look great on resume, so you can get a senior, manager, position on startups. Get much more money. A lot of smat people, and a lot of rains in Seattle, of course you must be the person who love rainings :)

      Cons

      Boring, since it's a big company with long history, I guess peope will loose motivation to develop themselves when working there. After only 1 year working with them, I already lost my motivation to work. And the traffic in Seattle is horrible, no public transports, you must use your car or you can walk, ah one more choice, you live next to the building.

      4.0
      Oct 13, 2008

      Your mileage will vary

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Experience: - mature products - established processes - people Mature products If you come from college, this company is a great place to work at. It teaches you to look at the software creation in more established and pragmatic way, like building a house. Gone are the days in the 90s where there were deadlines to be kept and teams did burn through weekends just to keep them. Today, such things still exist, however, they are more on individual basis, and they are not the norm. People - generally, the hiring process assures that MS gets the top of the cream.

      Cons

      Pretty much the same things that make this corporation great, come with their negative load too. Size THis cmpany has grown (this is my individual opnion) way too big. WHile I am sure this is all justified properly by valid business reasons, the size weights on. Mature products If you are looking for brand new exciting new projects, they definitely do exist within MS. However, thera are good chances that you may end up in one of the big teams (Windows, Office, etc). While it is very exciting to work on some of the applications you have been using since childhood, maintaining them comes with a price. Words such "legacy code", "backwards compatibility", "cannot change existing behavior, even if it is being wrong" come to mind.

      4.0
      Oct 1, 2008

      Tough to beat straight out of college

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Although huge, the part of Microsoft you work at is run like a small business. You will know your entire team and management. The work is challenging and used by millions of people. Compensation, especially benefits, are top notch.

      Cons

      Huge corporation, uncertain growth opportunities. Have to use Microsoft home-grown or acquired technology.

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