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

Software Developer professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 6,426 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 6,426 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Microsoft.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Microsoft?

77% of Software Developer employees at Microsoft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Microsoft with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6626) , Senior Software Engineer (1745) , 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 6292 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5368 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4316 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4029 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2119 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 1443 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1203 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 761 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 488 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 452 reviews))

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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(6,426 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer Developer employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 6,426 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Jan 25, 2014

Microsoft is what you make it

Software developer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Salary, bonuses, growth opportunities in your area

Cons

If you end up in the wrong team its possible you won't like others around you or be drowned in work. It is a highly competitive environment and to succeed in it you must love the game. Ask yourself, if there is a choice to go to war or not is your answer yess!! and are you willing to lead it without backing down even if you are bleeding? if the answer is yes, you will succeed, otherwise you might do better somewhere else. MS is a battlefield.

3.0

Jan 23, 2014

MSFT is a big company. A few teams are innovative and fast, others are slow.

Software developer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

It has lots of internal opportunities, relatively easy to switch jobs. You can try out different work styles: fast/slow or tight/loose according to your family situation. There are great domain experts and you can learn from them.

Cons

Compensation is so so. Some team has bad politics.

5.0

Dec 21, 2013

I have worked here for 12 years and barring a few issues at the upper echelon, the engineers tend to be great.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits. Microsoft works on such a vast range of products that you are almost guaranteed to find what interests you being worked on here. Plus moving within Microsoft is not very hard as long as your performance is average or above.

Cons

Microsoft slipped as a company on several fronts under CEO Steve Ballmer. It was certainly not from lack of great ideas but lack of vision and technical depth at the upper echelon in MS.

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