Microsoft Software Engineer reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(6,475 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Software Engineer, employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,475 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good Atmosphere, fair compensation, good management, work hours are decent. I think the best reason to work here is a good stable atmosphere, tech innovation but grounded in business realities.

Cons

Corporate hierarchy, Weather in redmond sucks when one has to be there.

3.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

You will meet and work with some of the smart people you can find in the industry, A lot of Interesting projects you can get involved with. Treat their employees with respect and pay them well compared to other software companies. You can learn and grow a lot as a developer.

Cons

Too many layers to the very top.

4.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

“The best reasons to work at Microsoft are that you get to work with a group of exceptionally talented and motivated people, you have almost limitless career growth, and you will always be working with the latest and greatest technology that is available. Senior management is very competent and will give you feedback on a regular basis that you can use for personal as well as professional development. The people you meet in the hallway usually seem happy to be there (minus the guys that are late to their meetings and coding on their laptops while trying to hit the right elevator buttons) and you can almost always strike up a good conversation with someone interesting at lunch (we're not all antisocial nerds, well at least not all the time =P) If you are a fresher like myself, I have found the environment to be very nurturing yet at the same time there is plenty of challenge so you will feel proud of your work when you are done. At my previous company when management said I did a good job on a project I just shrugged it off, but when someone says you're doing a good job at Microsoft it is really something to be proud of!!”

Cons

“The downsides are that sometimes you will put in long hours if you are close to release in the software development lifecycle. Occasionally I hear about people having incompetent middle manager/leads which I believe is partly due to the "if you can code, you can manage" philosophy. If this happens be diplomatic about it, give feedback to your leads and senior managers and remember that sometimes they are still learning too. Also, as a downside to having high career growth you can be put in a situation where they will give you more responsibility than you asked for. This is great for experience but it can be stressful if you are not used to it. The way I see it, that is just part of the training and what is life without a little challenge anyway?”

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