Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(934 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

86% approve of CEO

82% 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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934 reviews
4.0
Apr 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, pay scale, people, learning

Cons

Not much to grow, less competitive

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.

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