Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(934 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

85% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 934 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
May 12, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Things are changing. 'Lost decade' seems to be in the past. No more buckets. Free internal transitions. There are even Linux machines in Microsoft! Benefits are said to be not perfect as before but still good, very good.

Cons

Not that much of belief among the staff about good future of the company. Promotion is still extremely hard. Its criterias are still unobvious. Chaotic workflows, but as in any company of that size, I believe.

4.0
Apr 16, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You don't need to work overtime a lot. Some of your colleges are smart people, and you might have a chance to learn new knowledge/skills from them. Generally the culture is not that aggressive if compared with other local companies in China.

Cons

The hiring bar is not as high as before. I met some really clumsy engineers here. Also you don't have many serious projects here in China as a branch office, which might not be good for your career development.

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