Working at Microsoft in Redmond, WA: 393 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Redmond, WA Area

"Microsoft has a well developed, socially conscious culture. The influence of central Program Management Office is less evident than in other extremely large companies partially due to the breadth of efforts not always falling into traditional practices. Creativity is especially prized."

"Microsoft is a great company. I enjoy working here and learn a lot every single day. I enjoy working with smart people here."

"Microsoft is a legendary company. When you working at it you feel yourself as a part of something huge and incredible. But still like any big problem Microsoft has several problems in bureaucracy and internal complex processes."

"I really enjoy work-life balance"

"I worked for Microsoft Corporation for seven years. I was with the PlayReady team for the entire time. I most valued the diversity of the team, the strong teamwork, and commitment to customer satisfaction. Microsoft provided many opportunities and resources to improve and grow professionally. Microsoft is a global company with over 100,000 employees."

"It has been a wonderful learning experience in Microsoft.I got to learn the use of different simulators in a lab environment and also debug issues related to the OS."

"Love this company. They work you VERY hard, but the rewards and the opportunities are enormous."

"I have enjoyed 5 completed systems eng. roles I would enjoy working there again."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It is a very self managed/accountable work-from-home environment, working with many global teams."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be casual, don't know everything, be a listener/learner/doer, and be part of the team."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I didn't like the heavy workload at times, and the disregard for contractor vendor workers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Consider rolling long-term contractors into new positions prior to the end of the contract to save on retraining and new-hire churn expenses."

"I have worked as a Developer for around 7 years with technology stack that includes C#, ASP.Net, MVC, Angular, SQL etc. From last 3 years, I am working as a Customer Facing Engineer in Microsoft for Azure PAAS Products."

"Favorite job and best place to work!"

"Good company to work for."

"I have worked for Microsoft for about 3 yrs and totally enjoyed my time here"

"Good place to work overall."

"Microsoft is an excellent company to work. What needs to be improved is the work/life balance. The required travel is 70% in some positions."