Microsoft Software Developer reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(6,416 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,416 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

WLB is definitely possible lol

Cons

Terrible code base, low comp, if your manager does not have the power in the larger group, he will get quota to force managing people out.

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