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      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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      383 reviews
      5.0
      Jan 31, 2014

      Liking it so far.

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      Choice of moving between dev and PM roles, choice of changing teams within the company without greatly impacting green card process.

      Cons

      Review system keeps changing, need to see what the new system has in store.

      4.0
      Jan 31, 2014

      Excellent company, but limited locations

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      The best thing about working at Microsoft is that you get to work with a lot of extremely intelligent and passionate people. At the time I didn't put a lot of weight into that, but now that I'm working at a company where people are just punching the clock, I realize how invaluable that was. There are a lot of politics in decision making, but if you learn how to deal with the politics then it is manageable and your career can grow to all new heights.

      Cons

      My main con is that Microsoft's main location is in the Seattle area. Which if you are willing to relocate, then this is actually a pro because its a great place to live. However, for people like me who want to stay close to their family, then there are limited choices for development offices. There are offices in Boston and Raleigh, but they are small and tough to get into.

      3.0
      Jan 30, 2014

      Multicultural and crowded with .NET

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      Recommend
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      Pros

      Get to meet people from all over the world (not just 1-2 countries). Five languages were spoke in my hallway! Lots of benefits (which means marching to their drum). Get ahead of the curve on new Microsoft technologies.

      Cons

      The worst place in the world for a creative person! If you see a problem, you aren't authorized to tell the decision makers. Everyone's marching so hard (in the wrong direction) that you're holding things up if you want to stop & think. Author the lowest-quality work of your life as "push it in now & label the rest of implementation as bugs for later" is the standard I experienced in 2 distant branches. Oh, and if you have ever lived in a place with regular sunshine, don't even try it up here unless you're only a gamer.

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