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Supportive team with good work-life balance, but issues remain

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 2 years
August 21, 2026
North Sydney
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Good WLB.
  • Supportive Team and Manager.
  • Take time off at your discretion (sick leaves).
  • Good Health care.
  • Decent pay at entry level.
  • Approachable management at least in Azure.
Cons

There was an abyssmal refresher and a huge four-year stock cliff.

Sometimes it is hard to get stuff done, and you need lots of layers of approval.

There was a scuffed engineering culture.

Advice to Management

Give some Azure subscription by default for business use, not personal. Have some low level of default provided permissions and bandwidth for internal services.

Up the refresher to a decent amount for a 5-year vest. Lots of people will leave after 4 years.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
4.0

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