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

"Great people to work with, but innovating rapidly due to the current engineering system was and is severely lacking."

"Fantastic five years. I learned a lot and got to work with extraordinary people."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the creative and smart people, the wide-reaching platform to affect change in the world, and innovative projects."

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

"You've all heard of the brutal day-long interview process at companies like Microsoft and Google. Having been a part of the interview loop, I can tell you that it's all... true. It's very grueling and you need to be prepared."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Career movement is limiting after a certain point - logjam in higher management levels."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spin out R&D projects sooner. There are lots of very innovative things that people have created - they can be utilized in new products for consumers."

"I worked for Microsoft for 8 years and only left to do my own start-up. I would recommend Microsoft any day. It is an excellent place to learn both management and technology."

"Microsoft is great place to work with lots of great opportunities for career growth. Its a fast paced environment. Provided great benefits for employees and family."

"I worked for 8 years at Microsoft and found it very rewarding. The pay and benefits were second to none although the internal politics were sometimes difficult to navigate. Many times when recruiting people I would say the good thing about Microsoft is that it has a lot of money, and the bad thing about Microsoft is that it has a lot of money. Too many competing priorities, VP level people are indecisive."

"Good benefit. Everyone has a say for every decision. Slow in making decisions. To make an impact"

"Challenging, fast-paced, high-value company with great services and devices, Cloud-ready, flexible and productive."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It was a great opportunity as a startup within a larger corporation."

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

"I have and plan to continue to have discussion with various teams at Microsoft about opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Some regular employees treated contractors differently."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The HSG business needed to have a stronger focus on the bottom line, vs looking at it as only an investment."

"I worked for Microsoft since 2000. I've seen them struggle, I've seen them fail, I've seen them succeed. Microsoft is a good company to work for with plenty of resources to help you succeed in your career."

"Been at Microsoft for four years. It's so big that judging it a monolith would be unfair. There is a culture to it, but I haven't had any other job. It seems healthy, and promotes a good work/life balance. You grow as much as you can push."

"I've worked for Microsoft since July 2006 and it is the first company that I've worked for. It was a dream come true to join a company like Microsoft and work with people with high caliber and passion about what they do. I had a really great experience working in Microsoft, and as part of it I have got chance to develop myself a lot. Work culture and ethics are great in Microsoft."

"I worked at Microsoft for almost 5 years - this helped me grow me as developer and a automation tester."

"I had an amazing ride at Microsoft from October 2008 until September 2014. I have only left the company because of lay-offs. Microsoft provides a great work atmosphere and access to some of the greatest technology on the planet. I worked on a lot of great teams from Microsoft Surface (when it was still a table) to Windows and finally Internet Explorer."

"Very big company with even bigger goals."

"Very good learning experience. A little coding, but very minor."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I enjoyed the people and the culture. I did do a little coding, which I enjoyed a lot."

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

"Microsoft has very fast-paced work, but a laid back culture. It is a very interesting dynamic."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"A large part of my job was not coding-related. I want to get into a more programming-heavy position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A little more feedback would be very helpful, and periodic status updates."