Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,089 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

76% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,089 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
3.0
Dec 14, 2025

Okay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

you get half the work for half the money they usually overhire, so you can easily get in

Cons

you get no job security company culture is sidelined by team culture, which depends on your manager and is constantly refreshed due to high churn

4.0
Nov 26, 2025

Good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay State-of-the-art technologies (depending on the team)

Cons

WLB is getting worse No room for creativity, most things are targeted to increase the stock and no more

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