Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

4.6

94% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

100% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 employees have rated Microsoft with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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42 reviews
4.0
Apr 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong starter compensation - Rotation options and learning culture - Balanced hybrid setup, most teams ask for 2–3 days a week on campus

Cons

- Process heavy. Every feature flows through design reviews, security sign-off, partner team alignment, then staged rollout - Promotion bottlenecks Level jump from 59/60 (SDE I) to 61 (SDE II) is supposed to happen in 18–24 months, but depends heavily on getting a “scope-stretch” project and a manager who will champion it.

5.0
Apr 3, 2025

good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance is there.

Cons

they generally pays you less

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