Microsoft Software Developer reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(6,418 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Engineer Developer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,418 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Dec 12, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to work on a wide range of technologies and products. Working through couple of release cycles on big projects, helps building wide range of skills, essential for shipping a product. Good benefits; lots of trainings, tuition assistance for continuing education.

Cons

The way review process is set up, it forces developers to put substancial efforts on being 'visible'. I think these efforts could be spent more on development activities.

3.0
May 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The office environment was great. Between free food and drinks, plenty of individual office space, and good cafeterias with healthy meal choices, it was always a pleasure to come to work. Additionally, the flexibility of wardrobe and working hours made it feel like a real software company

Cons

It felt like there was a pretty low ceiling for advancement. By and large, it felt as though there was an us versus them attitude between developers and product managers. Mostly, it felt difficult to rise above doing basic development work.

3.0
Apr 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is one of the highest in the software industry. You work with a lot of very smart people. There is a fairly high level of autonomy in most positions. You are expected to get your work done on time and with a minimum of hand-holding.

Cons

Work/Life balance is almost non-existant. You are encouraged to come in early and stay late whenever possible. During "crunch time" it's more of a mandate than an encouragement. Political ties make more difference in promotions than actual work performance. If you are a successful SDE you will be moved up the Manager track most likely (since a lot of the successful SDEs have good leadership qualities that a lot of current managers lack).

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