Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,093 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

75% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,093 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Feb 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- No RTO mandate. Many employees work full time remote - Unlimited PTO that's taken generously - Healthy WLB - Relaxed policy on contributing to open source projects or working on side projects - Relatively bottom up. If you have an idea you're encouraged to build it and see if it works. - Great campus with regular events and lots of things to do - Health insurance is great

Cons

- Layoffs. There's been regular layoffs since 2022. - The additional stock given each year is not as much as the FAANG companies. After 4 years your total compensation goes down because your yearly stock refreshes won't keep up with your initial stock grant.

2.0
Jan 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation Great benefits Flexible WFH Plenty of resources for advancement / growth (if you can navigate internal company politics) Interesting work when you're not stuck in meetings Incredibly talented engineers to work with - lots of interesting projects and people to talk to if you're into networking

Cons

Constant micromanagement, management gets in the way more than they help you. Not much agency - you have to fight with management to get approval to do anything There's a promise of career advancement but you'll be jumping through hoops for months, then pause when the 'industry is in a difficult spot' and tell you to 'be grateful to have a job' Company makes record profits and lays off thousands of staff in the same quarter. Multibillion dollar company constantly citing 'budget concerns' for not giving raises / promotions Internal politics limit advancement - teams fight over credit for projects since compensation is tied to 'impact' (management decides what that means) Work moves at a glacial pace - stuck in meetings and writing word documents for months and they throw the work out half the time

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