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 13.7% 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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"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6287 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5368 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4343 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4056 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2103 reviews))

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"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1443 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1212 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 788 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 470 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 448 reviews))

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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

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3.6

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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

2.0

Jul 10, 2026

Great AI work overshadowed by office politics and stagnation

Principal software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

AI related work is great.

Cons

full of politics. Group engineering managers - entire layer is now redundant and does nothing. No salary hikes. used to get goodies but now everything dried up

2.0

Jun 24, 2026

Efficient AI use overshadowed by hardware focus

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Use AI at work to be efficient

Cons

Becoming a hardware and DC company

3.0

Jun 22, 2026

Mixed culture with impressive scale but low output due to bureaucracy

Principal technical program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

20% of the people are great, want to achieve cool things You feel "cool" while working there, even if you realize it's an illusion once you leave. Pretty competitive pay and benefits for the Seattle area (but low compared to what was FAANG) Truly impressive scale and chance to make an impact

Cons

80% of the people there are mostly just breathing, becoming masters of delegation, impression management, status updates, and slide decks. Top-heavy. Very few people who will actually roll up their sleeves and do the work. Red tape and slow pace can defeat your morale over time. There might be 3 people who think they have the same job you do. TC is half of potential at Meta, Google, etc.

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