Microsoft Software Development Engineer reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(825 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

57% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer, employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 825 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer, professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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825 reviews
4.0
Mar 1, 2016

Good first job

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Pros

I joined Microsoft just out of college and it was a great experience. There are a lot of smart and cool people, the pay is good, and it's a great place to learn more than you can possibly get in classroom.

Cons

There can be periods of time where you have to work weekends or late nights to ship a product. Sometimes I felt chained to my email. Some of the codebases are old and rich but mindingly-complicated.

2.0
Feb 29, 2016
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Pros

Vacation policy is generous. Parental leave is very generous. Daily schedule is very flexible. Most of the IC are smart, creative people.

Cons

Middle management stifles everything. Satya can't push his agenda down and ICs can't push their creativity up. Everything dies in between CVP and M3. Those who figure this out move on, or relax.

3.0
Feb 24, 2016
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Pros

General commitment to the 9-5, flexible with work hours, work from home, etc. Can be a slower pace when a product isn't about to launch The company culture is 'inoffensive', which is not necessarily a bad thing

Cons

Very corporate, full of bureaucracy Depending on the team, a lot of dysfunctional, immature behavior is tolerated Nearly everything, good or bad, is related to the specific team you're on

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