Is MicroStrategy a good company to work for as a Principal Software Design Engineer?

Principal Software Design Engineer professionals working at MicroStrategy have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 19 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of MicroStrategy employees being 2.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Design Engineer Jobs at MicroStrategy now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Design Engineer interview questions at MicroStrategy .

Does MicroStrategy pay Principal Software Design Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MicroStrategy with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Design Engineer salaries and benefits at MicroStrategy .

What are the top reviewed jobs at MicroStrategy?

Software Engineer (104) , Consultant (59) , Senior Consultant (46) , Account Executive (39) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Technical Support Engineer (26) , Sales Engineer (23) , Sales (19) , Director (14) , Quality Engineer (14) , Associate Consultant (13) , Software Quality Engineer (12) , Sales Executive (11) , Senior Associate Consultant (11) , Senior Sales Engineer (11)

What are the pros of working at MicroStrategy according to real employee reviews?

"The people I worked with were great and the product which was actually great up until a few years ago." ((in 174 reviews)); "in general good work/life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "The company provides good benefit." ((in 56 reviews)); "Good pay and a cool office." ((in 43 reviews)); "Cheerful and smart colleagues" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MicroStrategy according to real employee reviews?

"no enough competition and low salary" ((in 53 reviews)); "Upper management is absolutely horrible at everything, except getting in the way of people trying to do their job." ((in 45 reviews)); "Senior leadership below Glorious Leader exist solely to enable his micromanaging processes and to lick his boots." ((in 44 reviews)); "Massive layoffs in summer 2014 showed that the company's ebbs and flows were not normal." ((in 42 reviews)); "hand the negative impact that a bad CEO can have on an entire company's culture." ((in 38 reviews))

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4.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Phong Le

Not enough data to show CEO approval

50% positive business outlook

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3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Senior management

Principal Software Design Engineer employees have rated MicroStrategy with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. MicroStrategy is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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19 reviews

5.0

May 8, 2026

Nice colleagues, but culture is becoming cutthroat

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Colleagues are nice

Cons

The culture is becoming more and more cutthroat

2.0

Feb 15, 2025

Leave or leave?

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There were good people, good balance.

Cons

Everything has changed in the recent years. Can you imagine 996 in US? (Not real 996 though)

1.0

Oct 28, 2024

Not a good place to be

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some smart colleagues, Great HR

Cons

Management like to change things often, almost every year.

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