Microsoft Software Engineer I/II reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(1,071 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Software Engineer I/II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,071 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I/II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I/II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
May 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Good pay * Incredible WL balance (team dependent though) * Beautiful campus

Cons

* A lot of bureaucracy for promotions * High turnover rate * Company lays off employees regardless of the employee's or product's performance.

4.0
May 6, 2025

Good for sometime

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Initial good pay and on hire stock.

Cons

stock dries out eventually, boring areas of dev.

4.0
Apr 30, 2025

WLB

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work Life Balance available

Cons

Slower Promotions due to large teams and high expectations

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