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Microsoft Azure: good balance and immigration help, but limited career growth

2019-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

Two years on a busy Azure backend service: good work-life balance and strong immigration support, but a dated stack, endless meetings, ordinary peers and no room to advance.

MicrosoftBackend EngineerPosted 7 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left within 3 months
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Backend Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Location: Seattle
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 5–10 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 40–50 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Coasting ("rest and vest")
Office politics: Severe
Left the org in the last 6 months: Over 20%
Food: Not free, decent paid options

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Microsoft Azure: good balance and immigration help, but limited career growth

MicrosoftBackend EngineerPosted 7 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left within 3 months
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Backend Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Location: Seattle
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 5–10 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 40–50 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Coasting ("rest and vest")
Office politics: Severe
Left the org in the last 6 months: Over 20%
Food: Not free, decent paid options

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