Microsoft Software Engineer (Swe II) reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(213 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

65% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Swe II) employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 213 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Swe II) professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Swe II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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213 reviews
2.0
Sep 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Decent TC compared to other non-tech. - Maybe better work life balance? Though this is current quickly changing

Cons

- Rapidly deteriorating work environment and company culture. - Difficult to find teams with competent peer engineers. - Heavy corporate culture on optics and politics with a strong disregard for technical excellence. Can feel similar to a heavily nepotism-driven environment - Used to promote Work Life balance and stability at the cost of TC. Now it's rapidly becoming a sweat shop with stack ranking and monthly layoffs. All w/o the TC to compensate.

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