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Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 20 years
May 31, 2017
Redmond, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

One of the best places to have a worldwide positive effect on software. There's opportunity here that, while rare and viciously fought over, is uniquely powerful.

Cons

Extremely negative environment with common backstabbing and misrepresentation. Stack ranking is more hidden, but still drives evaluations where success is not so much based on good software, but on image management and popularity. There's too much fear and really not much far-reaching innovation.

Advice to Management

Stop evaluating individuals and start evaluating resulting software.

The Vanity Fair article that spotlights the failed culture that results from stack ranking should be studied.

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