Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Development Manager?

Software Development Manager professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 16 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Manager Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Manager interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Development Manager employees well?

Software Development Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 16 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Manager salaries 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 6259 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5372 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4340 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4060 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2115 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 1444 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1197 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 761 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 486 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 452 reviews))

Microsoft Software Development Manager reviews

4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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Software Development Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated 25% above average by Software Development Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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16 reviews

4.0

Apr 21, 2016

Good Company to work for

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reliable, annual reviews, good work/life balance

Cons

Politics and old leadership that needs to turn over

5.0

Apr 16, 2013

About the Company

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work Culture and value system, lot of focus on people development and great tech to invent and work for.

Cons

It takes a while to understand how things work and how a person can navigate the waters.

4.0

Oct 18, 2012

Pretty great company to work for

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company with lots of different things going on. Lots of smart people working on so many cutting edge areas, it can be very exciting. Windows 8 seems promissing, so does Win Phone 8. Xbox & Kinnect are awesome. Very interesting to see how O365 will grow from here - should be a big success...

Cons

Individual smaller team cultures are diminishing a bit as everything in the company is ending up under Office or Windows and being more tightly integrated. This is compounded by elimination of business owners in favor of the 'functional model.'

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