Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

71% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 151 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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151 reviews
4.0
Jan 9, 2026

Good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brand value, work culture is great

Cons

Too many people, some times office politics

3.0
Jan 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life balance Good policies

Cons

Slow career progress Beauracratic Underpaid Old tech stack

4.0
Dec 14, 2025

Decent place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid Schedule is the biggest pro

Cons

No cons as such, on-call can get hectic

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