Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Architect/Program Manager?

Architect/Program Manager professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 259 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Architect/Program Manager Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Architect/Program Manager interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Architect/Program Manager employees well?

Architect/Program Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 259 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Architect/Program Manager salaries at Microsoft.

How happy are Architect/Program Manager professionals working at Microsoft?

80% of Architect/Program Manager employees at Microsoft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Architect/Program Manager professionals have also rated Microsoft with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6655) , Senior Software Engineer (1754) , Program Manager (1399) , Software Engineer II (1046) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (861) , Product Manager (725) , Intern (690) , Technical Support Engineer (687) , Software Developer (669) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (548) , Software Engineer(Internship) (535) , Director (531) , Project Manager (480)

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 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))

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 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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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(259 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Program Manager Architect employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 259 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager Architect professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Program Manager Architect professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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259 reviews

5.0

Jun 5, 2012

Microsoft India

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work and grow

Cons

but petty politics and beware of the GE culture in it

3.0

May 8, 2012

good

Software architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, flexibility, location, peers, office

Cons

salary, compensation, review model, peers

5.0

Mar 10, 2012

Great place to work

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are a software engineer, you wil learn a ton about software development and have great opportunities to grow and enhance your technical skills. The company has a very broad range of projects to work on, so you can work on pretty much any kind of software that you want to work on. Your colleagues will be super-smart. The company is well run day-to-day and you can learn from you rmanagers and senior technical people. Decisions are thoughtful - you do not worry about abrupt changes in directions.or suddently the company deciding to shutter your division.

Cons

Senior management is cautious about new technologies, which has led to missed opportunities in lots of new markets. It is a competitive internal culture and employees are ranked against one and other for performance reviews, all the way up to executive levels. Because of that, management is not as cohesive or cooperative as they ought to be.

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