Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

4.6

94% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

100% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 employees have rated Microsoft with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews
5.0
Jul 4, 2025

Good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture is very good. Exceptional work are being rewarded

Cons

promotions are based on impactful work not on quality of work.

4.0
Apr 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong starter compensation - Rotation options and learning culture - Balanced hybrid setup, most teams ask for 2–3 days a week on campus

Cons

- Process heavy. Every feature flows through design reviews, security sign-off, partner team alignment, then staged rollout - Promotion bottlenecks Level jump from 59/60 (SDE I) to 61 (SDE II) is supposed to happen in 18–24 months, but depends heavily on getting a “scope-stretch” project and a manager who will champion it.

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