Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 6,482 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 6,482 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Microsoft.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Microsoft?

76% of Software Engineer employees at Microsoft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Microsoft with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6627) , Senior Software Engineer (1746) , Program Manager (1398) , Software Engineer II (1038) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (722) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (686) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (546) , Director (531) , Software Engineer(Internship) (531) , Project Manager (479)

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 6309 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5387 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4309 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 2150 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 1462 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1188 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 759 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 480 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 454 reviews))

Microsoft Software Engineer reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(6,482 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer, employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,482 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

2.0

Aug 3, 2010

Lost its way

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, lots of projects,

Cons

Limited ability to move around, review process severely broken, a culture that encourages prima donna behavior.

1.0

Aug 1, 2010

Infighting and politics. Extremely bad and depressing culture!

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good health benefit. Private office room.

Cons

Favirism, backstabbing, brown nosing. Unfair performance review. Company culture encourages infighting and backstabbing. Your career is completely controlled by your manager. Requires working much more than 40 hours/wk. Many arrogant and rude coworkers. No human dignity. In summary: Politics!!!!! No management!

4.0

May 6, 2010

Great, laid-back place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schedules very flexible, freedom to do what you want, working with lots of other very smart engineers, and good low-to-middle level management. A fun place to work, where the rules are lax, and you have the opportunity to mostly work on what excites you.

Cons

Incompetent senior management, many products end up being mediocre due to a lack of vision and execution from the top. At the end of each day, I would say I had fun, but ultimately my work has little positive impact on the outside world. A lot of empire building, and resistance to improvement or change.

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