Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Principal Technical Program Manager?

Principal Technical Program Manager professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 611 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Technical Program Manager Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Technical Program Manager interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Principal Technical Program Manager employees well?

Principal Technical Program Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 611 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Technical Program Manager salaries at Microsoft.

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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6334 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5440 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4336 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4062 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2112 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1463 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1201 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 792 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 484 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 317 reviews))

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Microsoft Principal Technical Program Manager reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(611 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Principal Technical Program Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 611 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Technical Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Technical Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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611 reviews

3.0

Nov 10, 2025

Everyone scary to get fired nowadays

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at a very known company. That's it.

Cons

No stability, can be fired any moment regardless of performance. Tasks are tedious. Team isn't skilled with AI. Lot's of on-call duties without any extra payment. Internal tools/processes are outdated and very slow, takes forever to deliver even small things. Lot's of re-orgs, switching context. Relatively low base salary, small merit increase, small bonuses. Every year higher expectations for performance.

5.0

Nov 8, 2025

Empower everyone

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the top companies, awesome place to work.

Cons

Busy works because of global expansion.

4.0

Oct 27, 2025

Interesting work, poor wlb

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is good. Relevant to current times.

Cons

Work life balance can be poor.

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