Microsoft Software Development Engineer reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(825 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

57% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer, employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 825 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer, professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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825 reviews
5.0
Sep 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I am a new full time hire here at Microsoft. I previously interned here and have had nothing but a good experience. Flexible hours so long as you complete your work. Great compensation and benefits. Nice location.

Cons

I have no complaints so far!

4.0
Sep 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good and challenging work, with a lot of flexibility to change teams.

Cons

Poor work-life balance in some teams.

2.0
Sep 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of different projects to work on, and now it is easier to move around internally. The benefits are really nice, I especially like the ESPP program where we can buy stock at a discounted price, and it matures over 3 months to the full price. Main campus is also great and is in a good location (close to Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond, all nice areas).

Cons

Management. The company is way too top-heavy. Engineers do not have enough freedom to do their jobs. The culture that came out of the 1-5 rating system is also pretty bad, where instead of working together people are trying to "show off" and look better than their peers. While I'm sure this is a problem at any big company, it seems to be worse here do to the old review system culture that stuck even though that system was thrown out.

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