Microsoft Software Developer reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(6,408 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,408 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
May 31, 2026
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Pros

Chill, boring. If you are not on-call. Sort of coasting place, but I’m not customer facing. Everyone means well, and it does feel like you are collaborating with good people

Cons

No clear promotion requirements and very manager dependant

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