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
3.0
Apr 24, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good culture, respect, food and gyms

Cons

Very low pay, people compromise in terms of low pay thinking of job security however the layoff is significant. Initial salary might be good in case of job switch but they will not increment easily. Your salary will stagnant even after promotion. Very low innovative, got advise to integrate Microsoft product instead of open source which was way better and faster. The whole software ecosystem is very slow.

4.0
Apr 16, 2025

good company to work in

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

culture, people, food, campus, peace, variety, hybrid

Cons

pay, slow, layoffs, bonus, less incremental stocks

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