Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,095 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

75% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,095 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Apr 8, 2025

Good culture

Recommend
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Pros

I like the culture and people

Cons

Cannot easily change position if you want to move to something more interesting inside the company

4.0
Apr 8, 2025

Fine

Recommend
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Pros

Very little micromanagement, lots of room to try out other teams.

Cons

Hard to get promoted due to "budgets", relationship between engineering and PMs is terrible.

4.0
Apr 8, 2025

My honest take

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work life balance. Brand Name. Good overall benefits and opportunities to explore multiple domains within the company.

Cons

There are sub-levels within each role, like 2 levels within SDE, 2 levels within SDE 2 which makes promotion to next role very time consuming. Doesn't lead in industry in terms of compensation.

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