Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 reviews

3.8

81% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

74% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 151 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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151 reviews
4.0
Apr 12, 2025

Well balanced company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very well defined engineering practices and tools - excellent work life balance and an employee friendly culture

Cons

- Work velocity is very slow and too many processes in between that need to be followed - Hikes are not very competitive even if your work impact is very high compared to any other majore product based organizations

4.0
Mar 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

excellent work life balance, amazing collaboration

Cons

some managers do not know how to handle failures,

4.0
Mar 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning if you are in azure

Cons

Can be slow and saturating in the longer run

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