Microsoft Software Developer Engineer I reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(6,452 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer I employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,452 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Not anymore in Suzhou site

Cons

Toxic working env due to budget cut and bar-raising, tons of re-org/layoff and office politics. My mgr play strong preference and bias plays in team (which is why I am a former). If you believe you are good at thriving in chaos, take your chance, otherwise avoid at least Suzhou site at this stage of time.

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