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In the right direction

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 20 years
August 2, 2016
Redmond, Washington
4.0
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Pros

Compiler, game, OS, web application... no matter what you are interested in, you can find a project inside Microsoft.

Sponsor green card.

401K match 50%.

Cons

In some divisions, program managers/leads make decisions on behalf of users.

User input is virtually zero.

The engineering process is slow due to legacy code and low-quality, home-made, closed-source tools.

Advice to Management

Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft is in the right direction. For example, embracing open-source and encouraging inter-department cooperation.

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