Microsoft Principal Software Engineer/Manager reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(491 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Principal Software Engineer/Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 491 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer/Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer/Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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491 reviews
4.0
Jul 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of scope, lots of variety -- in my 15 years in the company I've worked in widely different divisions, on very different products.

Cons

Some of the focus on individual growth has lessened in the last few years. Managers with span of control of 15-20 are not uncommon; at that point it's impossible to provide good career guidance. Growth tools like mylearning and mentor have gotten scaled back to the nub. Instead of in-person classes taught by Wintellect we're now told to use the company-wide Pluralsight subscription for self-learning -- not the same thing at all.

4.0
May 24, 2017

Microsoft

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

they see the importance of AI and Cloud Intelligence

Cons

leftover bureaucratic thinking from the 90s

4.0
May 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance. Good benefits. Good commute options. Managers in general are very good. The company seems to be gaining a lot of momentum, with great products being shipped. A lot more innovation is happening than in the past.

Cons

Lower compensation than other large tech companies. The signing bonuses and overall stock compensation I'm other companies is a lot better than at Microsoft.

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