Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,093 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

75% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,093 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Jan 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. The company will take what you're willing to give but it will also respect boundaries when you set them.

Cons

Constant reorgs, pay not as competitive compared to the other big tech companies.

5.0
Jan 5, 2024

Great Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Growth mindset

Cons

So far so good by me

3.0
Jan 3, 2024

A "safe" job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Pay and benefits are ok -Company isn't going to go belly-up anytime soon -There are some real "world class" technical problems to solve

Cons

-Pay and benefits are only ok for the size of the company -Work-life balance is highly dependent on your specific team -Technical problems also include working on legacy code that no one touches until they're forced to by a policy review of some kind

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