Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer II?

Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 384 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Development Engineer II employees well?

Software Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 384 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer II salaries at Microsoft.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6633) , Senior Software Engineer (1746) , Program Manager (1399) , Software Engineer II (1040) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (723) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (686) , Software Developer (667) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (546) , Software Engineer(Internship) (534) , Director (531) , Project Manager (479)

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

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6294 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5352 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4299 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4054 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2113 reviews))

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

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1459 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1177 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 776 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 480 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 451 reviews))

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4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(384 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

84% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Work/Life balance

4.7

Culture & values

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 384 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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384 reviews

4.0

Jun 1, 2015

It can hit you hard, but it can also reward you hard.

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

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Pros

- Compensation is amazing. - Lots of up and coming technologies are within hands reach. - Allows you to actually search for your passion.

Cons

-Big Company. Manager can make or break you. It is sometimes hard to find a manager that gives you full honest feedback instead of tampering it. -Changes can hit you hard. People can get really affected by the constant reorgs due to new CEO and changes in direction. - New review system is hazy. "It's all about impact", but at the end of the day you have a budget to distribute.

5.0

May 11, 2015

Company culture

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent company culture Work life balance Challenging work

Cons

Frequent re-orgs Confined to Microsoft technology and tools

3.0

May 11, 2015

Company with many talents and managers

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- tons of talented and super intelligent people you'd love to work with - high competitive salary and bonuses - good attitude to employees

Cons

- no respect to company that they bought, strictly adhering to a single way that SteveB widely advertised: "if the culture does not fit our business - we redistribute the company". - hungry for business requirements, never respect the product quality and end user experience, always competing like crazy

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