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Decent Pay, Soulless Org

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 1 year
April 3, 2025
Redmond, Washington
3.0
Pros

Decent benefits and pay. The campus is a fine place to visit. Offices are alright. Technically, there's a path for career advancement, but you're still better off job hopping after 1-2 years.

Cons

A soulless, global-span organization that can expect on-call and constant organizational turmoil. An insatiable desire to inject AI slop into security-critical systems. Not a great engineering culture.

Advice to Management

Stop injecting AI slop into products that don't need it. Prioritize sustainable development. Don't make software engineers infrastructure engineers.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
3.0

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