Microsoft Senior Software Engineer (Development Lead) reviews

4.7

93% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

100% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Senior Software Engineer (Development Lead) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Engineer (Development Lead) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated 22% above average by Senior Software Engineer (Development Lead) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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23 reviews
2.0
Nov 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start a career If you are looking for career advancement go to Redmond not the satellite offices Smart People Good healt benefits, 401K, ESPP etc

Cons

Career growth stalls quickly if you are in one of the satellite offices Too much inter/intra group politics Senior Management can't stick to there decisions

4.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Despite complains, we're actually very well paid. Developers are respected as the leaders and drivers of the company, which isn't true in most places. If you get bored in what you're working on, the company has many different technologies to work from and it is relatively easy to switch jobs after a year. Great job stability. If you are talented then you never have to worry about finding work. Work/Life balance is great (though this isn't true for every team).

Cons

There are two major downsides. First, our bonuses are small compared to other companies so our total compensation is often lower. We more than make up for it in stock awards but those take 5 years to pay out. And second, we are located in Redmond, WA. WA is an absolutely dismal place for about 90% of the year and it takes some serious getting used to.

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