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
4.0
Jun 7, 2018
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Pros

Microsoft is so big and you can move around until you find the right team for you. Your experience at that point really just depends on the team you are in.

Cons

On most teams I noticed that there is only one of two ways to get promoted: 1- advertise yourself as much as you can and blow your own horn 2- stay on a team long enough that it will look bad if your manager doesn't promote you You can't just quietly do your work and work harder in order to get promoted. Unless you ask your manager for a promotion, you won't get one or even be considered for one.

4.0
May 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation/Benefits; being surrounded by highly motivated, intelligent, diverse and capable people; large-enterprise corporate infrastructure to support a broad and diverse set of employees; fast pace; challenging and rewarding work.

Cons

You are a piece in a very large machine of operations ... it can be difficult to see outside your ‘silo’. Occasionally, projects and tasks are prioritized for the benefit of management and/or visibility/exposure vs. having significant impact.

4.0
May 11, 2018

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits, great work life balance

Cons

Hard to find good program managers and upper management can sometimes be out of sync

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