Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Engineer I/II?

Software Engineer I/II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 1,070 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer I/II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer I/II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Engineer I/II employees well?

Software Engineer I/II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 1,070 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer I/II salaries at Microsoft.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6621) , Senior Software Engineer (1743) , Program Manager (1398) , Software Engineer II (1038) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (719) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (685) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (545) , Director (531) , Software Engineer(Internship) (531) , Project Manager (479)

What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6288 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5333 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4330 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4062 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2150 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1439 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1206 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 767 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 479 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 451 reviews))

Microsoft Software Engineer I/II reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(1,070 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer I/II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,070 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I/II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I/II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jan 20, 2026

Definitely a worthy company to work with

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work with. People are generally nice

Cons

The company is moving towards the principle of doing more with less, which can sometimes mean disrupting work-life balance

4.0

Jan 13, 2026

SDE experience under CoreOS

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place for system software enthusiasts, team culture is good, and projects are pretty interesting in the virtualization space.

Cons

Tools and dev infrastructure could improve.

4.0

Jan 8, 2026

Microsoft is a great place to grow as an engineer

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong engineering culture with emphasis on design, code quality, and long-term thinking Exposure to large-scale, globally distributed systems Smart and collaborative colleagues; learning opportunities are excellent Good work-life balance compared to many big tech companies Competitive compensation and solid benefits

Cons

Decision-making can be slow due to multiple layers and dependencies Ownership sometimes gets diluted across teams

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