Microsoft Software Developer reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(6,435 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,435 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
5.0
Jan 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really good so far, good benefits and culture

Cons

No cons or problems so far

4.0
Jan 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Work-life balance Opportunity to work on things that regular people know and use

Cons

Huge organization means being a small cog in the machine, not having much impact Corprate annoyance such as bi yearly self eval Huge and often international organization means you'll often interact with people you're unfamiliar with, difficult to make connections

3.0
Jan 20, 2026

Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible learning great environment perks

Cons

Layoff ai direction change mangment pip

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