Microsoft Software Developer reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(6,427 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Software Engineer Developer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,427 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Sep 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and motivated people all around you. Most are experienced from other companies though we have some smart newcomers as well. Culture is basically fantastic at this company and you have a chance to grow your career here; Looks great on the resume too

Cons

Large organization cons - not as fast moving as some other companies. Had an idea for a project and just to get approval or dis-approval took 4 months (lifetime in technology)

2.0
Aug 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, lots of projects,

Cons

Limited ability to move around, review process severely broken, a culture that encourages prima donna behavior.

4.0
May 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Schedules very flexible, freedom to do what you want, working with lots of other very smart engineers, and good low-to-middle level management. A fun place to work, where the rules are lax, and you have the opportunity to mostly work on what excites you.

Cons

Incompetent senior management, many products end up being mediocre due to a lack of vision and execution from the top. At the end of each day, I would say I had fun, but ultimately my work has little positive impact on the outside world. A lot of empire building, and resistance to improvement or change.

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