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 383 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 383 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.

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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 6275 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5388 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4308 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4018 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2121 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 1204 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 767 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 477 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 455 reviews))

Microsoft Software Development Engineer II reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(383 total reviews)

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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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383 reviews

4.0

Oct 2, 2015

Great Place

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with some of the best minds in the world

Cons

They are catching up in the web service world late in the game.

4.0

Sep 27, 2015

Depends VERY much on the group you're in

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HUGE institutional memory - access to years of problem-solving history, plus (generally) deeper info if you need it. Benefits aren't as amazing as they were a few years ago, but that means they're merely "stellar" now.

Cons

MS is moving towards more "agile" methods, but it's still a rather sluggish form of agility - heading in the right direction, but decisions/actions will never be as fast as they would be at a smaller newer org.

4.0

Sep 9, 2015

MSFT - not perfect but fair place for SE.

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Pros

Best place to work in Serbia as Software Engineer

Cons

Some managers are really below Microsoft Standards.

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