Microsoft Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,738 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,738 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Pros: Microsoft offers strong compensation, smart and technically strong colleagues, large-scale products, and many opportunities to work on complex engineering problems. I worked on meaningful backend, security, privacy, observability, and cross-team initiatives. There are many talented engineers, and in some teams you can learn a lot from the technical depth around you.

Cons

Cons: The experience can depend heavily on the specific group and management chain. In my area, the management culture felt overly competitive and not always healthy. The performance and promotion processes sometimes encouraged people to protect information, compete internally, and focus more on visibility than collaboration. There were many good people at the engineering level, but the environment above that could create pressure, lack of psychological safety, and limited trust between peers.

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