Former Employee - Software Engineer Intern in Redmond, WA
Former Employee - Software Engineer Intern in Redmond, WA
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I worked at Microsoft (Less than a year)
Pros
- Meaningful intern projects - Great diversity of teams: Microsoft has their hands on absolutely everything, so you get to talk to a lot of very smart and interesting people. - Probably has the best intern benefits out there. - Intern events are amazing. - I've had great mentors - It's a great time to join Microsoft in the midst of its reinvention
Cons
- The engineering mentality in some teams is not the best: software design is not given too much thought and lazy shortcuts, instead of an ideal solution, are often taken. This applies to teams that have a lot of legacy code. - The internship experience depends a lot on the mentor. Most mentors are great, if you're one of the unlucky few, your internship won't be as rewarding.
Former Employee - Infrastructure Project Manager in Redmond, WA
Former Employee - Infrastructure Project Manager in Redmond, WA
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I worked at Microsoft (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great company for contract employment. Worked there as a contract employee for nearly 18 years.
Cons
It is a very big company and, as such, is very compartmentalized in how they go about doing business. This creates a need for specialists more than general knowledge technologists.
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"Software Engineering Internship"
I worked at Microsoft (Less than a year)
Pros
- Meaningful intern projects
- Great diversity of teams: Microsoft has their hands on absolutely everything, so you get to talk to a lot of very smart and interesting people.
- Probably has the best intern benefits out there.
- Intern events are amazing.
- I've had great mentors
- It's a great time to join Microsoft in the midst of its reinvention
Cons
- The engineering mentality in some teams is not the best: software design is not given too much thought and lazy shortcuts, instead of an ideal solution, are often taken. This applies to teams that have a lot of legacy code.
- The internship experience depends a lot on the mentor. Most mentors are great, if you're one of the unlucky few, your internship won't be as rewarding.
Advice to Management
More thought to intern-mentor matching.
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Other Employee Reviews
"Great place"
Pros
Great Place to work. !
Cons
Nothing specifc to mention.
Advice to Management
the current process can be improved
Microsoft Response
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I worked at Microsoft (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great company for contract employment. Worked there as a contract employee for nearly 18 years.
Cons
It is a very big company and, as such, is very compartmentalized in how they go about doing business. This creates a need for specialists more than general knowledge technologists.
Advice to Management
Diversify your positions
Microsoft Response
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