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      Microsoft Software Development Engineer II reviews

      4.1

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (383 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      84% approve of CEO

      93% positive business outlook

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      Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 383 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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      383 reviews
      3.0
      Jun 20, 2016

      Fast paced but slow to react to competitors.

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits (connector bus that picks you up in neighbourhoods scattered throughout Seattle area and drops you off at work, connecting you with WIFI. Locker rooms, and great incentives to bicycle to work Great resources - Microsoft library, access to online training, internal tools, access to Microsoft products developers.

      Cons

      - Company is slow to react to external competition because it is such a huge ship it is trying to turn course but has so much mass and excess baggage its not as nimble as smaller companies. - Some acquisitions are complete failures, it appears MS is on its mission to acquire its technology vs develop it in house... MS you HAVE the talent and resources in house, there is no reason to spend billions on acquisitions. Elimination of its SDETS and Infra teams, placing onus on developers (and even worse customers) to maintain quality and infrastructure... This is having impact on quality, and not directly impacting the company is riding on what was in place before the SDET role was eliminated, this quality 'lag' will catch up...

      5.0
      Jun 14, 2016

      Great place to build a career

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great pay, perks, benefits, decent work-life balance, many smart people to work with, and the company is big, so you can move around to where you like it most. Learn a lot of things, make you a perfectionist quickly in software development. I met some of the very best managers and peers in my career.

      Cons

      Re-interviews when moving around the company. Some teams are good, others not. A lot of politics and shuffling as projects come and go. Company was not (2014) moving in good directions until Nadella became CEO.

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