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      Microsoft Lead Software Development Engineer reviews

      4.0

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (54 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      99% approve of CEO

      99% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      Software Development Engineer Lead employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer Lead professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer Lead professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      54 reviews
      4.0
      Jan 26, 2016

      Great benefits and good people, but struggling to make the culture shift

      Lead software development engineer
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      Pros

      I've been a long time employee after starting several years ago right out of college. I have been on teams ranging from amazing to fantastic. There are certainly a diverse set of personalities to deal with but generally if you are not abrasive yourself, you will find yourself immediately part of the engineering community. The shifts in HR policy in recent years have really put Microsoft at the forefront of progressive changes and they do a good job of rewarding top performers.

      Cons

      Satya's new vision for the company is fantastic and the different divisions are taking different approaches to realize it. As can be expected, some divisions are struggling to make the culture change promised by Satya. Few other companies have as many products and features to coordinate for aligning releases and delivering the customer "pop" that investors need to see and there is an aversion to taking risks after the Win8 debacle so executive and senior leadership seem to continue relying on old instincts and preconceptions for planning and executing. I wouldn't bet against Microsoft eventually figuring it out, but its struggling right now.

      4.0
      Mar 9, 2015

      Great in the beginning, not so great in the end...

      Lead software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Awesome benefits, great training ground to various disciplines, available classroom internal training on tons of subjects, salary is a bit higher than market. A lot of smart people walking around, allows you to always learn from someone else. When I started, teams I belong to were really innovating quite a bit.

      Cons

      Performance review model promotes internal competition and not really cooperation, voice of regular employees virtually non-existent to upper management, too many similar products competing with one another. If you don't belong to Windows or Office, you don't have a lot of say.

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