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      Microsoft Software Developer reviews

      4.1

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (6,416 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      73% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      Software Developer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 6,416 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      6K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Too big

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company, fortune 500 company.

      Cons

      Too big. Stock prices dead in the water

      4.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      It is still a good place to be

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      One billion of users, thousands of features, and hundreds of products. If you are smart and have elbows, you can fulfill most ambitious aspirations. Maybe you will not make difference to the universe, but you will be able to contribute to many decisions that shape industry - as part of your day-to-day work. Great benefits - anything from great medical insurance to free bus pass to posh fitness center etc. Most of all -- you are surrounded with a lot of really smart people. So if you are just out of college, Microsoft is the place to grow professionally - very quickly. If you are from industry and have something to bring to the table - you will be appreciated and respected (as long as you can control your ego).

      Cons

      Microsoft is a very big company. And it has been around for some time. So in some ways it becomes... a bit dilbertesque. For a dozen of really good working bees, there would be one smart guy who only knows how to manage his own career. Most probably it is a "middle manager", because new hires get filtered out quite effectively. So how those career-focused people survive? - They create "processes" and "initiatives", and then you are the one to fight back. So it really matters if your boss stays technical -- as long as he remembers how to write code (and he must know it in the fist place!), you won't feel dilbert.

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