Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,091 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 1,091 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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5.0
Feb 3, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

There is no pressure on the employees, people are very kind and the work life balance is amazing thanks to the culture that is against burnouts. Also there are many interesting products and there are plenty of opportunities.

Cons

I've been through 3 reorgs already and sometimes I feel like I would like to have a bit more of stability but this depends on the team not everyone goes through this situation.

4.0
Feb 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- No RTO mandate. Many employees work full time remote - Unlimited PTO that's taken generously - Healthy WLB - Relaxed policy on contributing to open source projects or working on side projects - Relatively bottom up. If you have an idea you're encouraged to build it and see if it works. - Great campus with regular events and lots of things to do - Health insurance is great

Cons

- Layoffs. There's been regular layoffs since 2022. - The additional stock given each year is not as much as the FAANG companies. After 4 years your total compensation goes down because your yearly stock refreshes won't keep up with your initial stock grant.

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