Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(928 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

84% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 928 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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928 reviews
3.0
Jan 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good office, decent food, cricket and volleyball grounds.

Cons

Too much pressure due to recent layoffs. Lot of top leadership has less technical knowledge which creates problem in delivering projects mostly given with abrupt deadlines.

4.0
Jan 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance there

Cons

US team collaboration is tough

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