Cool products to work on and good experience. Remote work is easy if that is something you want.
Work just as hard as other tech companies for less money. You have to make senior or else you will eventually be let go.
Slight rant: Currently at msft on a great team with extremely good wlb. TC is decent on msft standards. Recently got a new manager that Im not a huge fan of. He’s a decent person but i like my old manager more. Dilemma: Im not a rest & vest person st all. Ill easily work 50/hr weeks by choice when ...Read more
How are the two mapped? Career staging goes like IC1..4, M1..4 where as levels go L59... Is there a correlation?
Applied to around 30 jobs through careers website but no call from hr ? Don’t really understand the reason. Even went through multiple referrals. I am into both Fullstack development and project management. Exp: 17 yrs TC: 150K
Which of the four do you think would be the best for career growth overall? With faster growth/promo speed (possibility of faster promotion if you try), good mobility and chances to learn. Ignoring WLB and TC. Looking for a place to grow and promo/climb the ladder quick (made a career switch back ...Read more
I might join Microsoft in the near future and was wondering how quickly you can climb ranks. What do you need to do to climb the ranks at Microsoft? Is it hard?
Hello Microsoft friends. I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on possible career directions for me at MS. I'm not asking for a referral, just for some ideas. I don't know anyone who works there so that's why I'm asking here. Especially interested if any recruiters are on here. I'm currently ...Read more
Is there a way to know which roles are l63 vs l64 on Microsoft Careers? They both say Senior Program Manager in the title.
What does typical career progression for a Microsoft SWE look like? Let's say I join Microsoft Bangalore @L62 with 4 YOE, what would the typical progression be like? How long does each promotion take typically and what are the compensation factors to it (new RSUs + base pay hike) Bonus help - do ...Read more
I'm currently at Microsoft. Been there as a support engineer for 5 years now have about 6 yoe. With developer background I have consistently and cleary gone above and beyond in my requirements every year in terms of impact along with doing significantly more than any other engineer on the team. I...Read more
Someone is cleaning up all job openings from before layoffs. Got a lot of rejection emails since yesterday for jobs I had applied for months ago. Anyone else saw the same? #microsoft
Is it good to let your manager know about your future aspiration( let’s say you would want to switch from role A to B ) ? I feel scared because in my previous company my manger used it against me and affected my performance review.
Hi Microsoft folks :) What are possible career steps from Tech Presales (PTS role) in AI? Where do opportunities lead? Thanks for any insights :)
[Re-posting outside of Microsoft channel to target the right folks] Hey Ex-Microsoft employees, Where did you go after Microsoft? How did your career trajectory change after leaving Microsoft?, did it change for good or did it get worse? (including pay, work quality, learning, culture, tooling etc...Read more
I am based in Toronto (moved from US) and recently accepted a remote offer for a L63 SDE position at Microsoft. My team is partly based in Vancouver, Seattle. Given the market situation, I want to stick with a bigger more established firm. When I look at this, in Toronto I think there are only two ...Read more
What are the MSFT sales career levels for Director, Senior Director and GM? What is the average comp for these titles/levels?
On the Microsoft career page, I saw a position, I had similar experience and background so I applied. Had telephonic with HM and further virtual interview loop. Before my virtual interview, I noticed that the position that I applied stopped accepting applications and the apply tab was deemed. Its be...Read more
How’s Finance career wlb in msft compared to amzn? What is Finance path leveling in msft? If you work in finance and moved from amzn to msft, why was that for you? Very burnt out at Amazon and seeking genuine advice
I have joined Microsoft like a year ago and failed to ramp up soon at my project especially when i have no fang experience, I didn't had an idea about big corporate company. When I realized how my peers are working hard day and night , it was too late so my manager don't have a good impression on m...Read more
I have applied over 50-60 job requisition @ ms career website but couldn’t convert any of application. Any tips . Looking for senior PGM role at MS