Microsoft Software Developer 2 reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(358 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

76% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Software Developer 2 employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 358 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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358 reviews
4.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work is challenging (can be considered both good and bad) - need to learn new things almost every day Experienced developers that you can learn from Overall, pretty good compensation (including health days, health related compensation, salary and stock options)

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy and non development related asks and tasks Many work related blockers can come up Depending on team and manager, you either can or can't work on things that you actually enjoy

4.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, met market expectations.

Cons

No cons really to the salary.

3.0
Mar 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks like ESPP, medical benifits, wellbeing fund (perk+).

Cons

Recently too many reorganization happened, which is impacting the mental health due to work pressure and also effects in career growth within org.

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