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      Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

      4.0

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (1,087 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      76% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,087 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
      Apr 13, 2015

      Great

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great working environment, surrounded with smart and talented people, solving challenging and fun problems. Good for career growth

      Cons

      Sometimes a bit too stressful.

      3.0
      Mar 5, 2015

      Good Tech, nice people, Bad management and intermediate leads.

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get exposure to many technologies (mostly, microsoft stack only). Good medical, and fitness benefits and other perks. Nice to have your own office. Good work life balance.

      Cons

      You are insignificant part of a Mega corp. Too many meetings, politics, and sometimes it is really hard to move the needle, Too many stake holders, processes, and deep hierarchy, with everyone having his own agenda. Sometime it becomes very difficult to move the needle. You work to please your manager/lead, otherwise chances for success are slim. If your manager doesn't like you, he can screw your ratings, and there is very little you can do about it. The stuff and technologies that you learn , are mostly from Microsoft technology stack, and most of it is not relevant in other big companies (amazon, apple, google, facebook etc), or even in startups. Compensation is somewhat lower than industry.

      5.0
      Feb 5, 2015

      Love it

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Depending on your manager ,you can be a success

      Cons

      Bad teams can give bad experience

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