Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,090 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

75% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,090 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Mar 19, 2025

Old giant company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits flexible work time flexible work location Famous

Cons

Low pay Peanut bonus High pressure work load (70 hours a week) Trash code base (older than my age) Bugs everywhere, no new features totally, only fix bugs and incidents. Heavy oncall pressure. Trash product No learning documents, knowledge is handed or learned by asking colleagues. Reorgs really often

4.0
Mar 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work Life balance depending on your team Very good Benefits and Perks

Cons

Recent Layoff without any prior notice

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