Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Software Developer II)?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 1,095 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer (Software Developer II) Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Software Developer II) interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees well?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 1,095 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Software Developer II) salaries at Microsoft.

How happy are Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals working at Microsoft?

82% of Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees at Microsoft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have also rated Microsoft with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6633) , Senior Software Engineer (1746) , Program Manager (1399) , Software Engineer II (1040) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (723) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (686) , Software Developer (667) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (546) , Software Engineer(Internship) (534) , Director (531) , Project Manager (479)

What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6294 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5352 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4299 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4054 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2113 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1459 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1177 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 776 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 480 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 451 reviews))

Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,095 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

75% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Software Developer Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,095 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jan 8, 2021

Great place to work but slow pace

Software engineer ii

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Pros

Microsoft is a great place to work and learn large scale production applications. The people are very nice and easy to get along with. Plenty of perks and activities to take up and get involved with the community. The company will take of you and provide all it can to keep you happy. The longer you stay the more money you will make.

Cons

The pace is slow, very slow depending on the team. You could be left twiddling your thumbs and very uninteresting work. Many people switch teams regularly to avoid stagnation. Challenging and fun work only seems to fall to a small number of "superstar" teams, if you are not one of them youll stagnate.

4.0

Jan 8, 2021

Great company to work with

Software developer ii

Recommend

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Pros

1. Lot of products and services to work on 2. Great benefits 3. Gym, free food, playground 4. Great gifts and goodies

Cons

1. Salary is less compared to its competitors like google, Facebook, Amazon etc. 2. Health insurance

5.0

Jan 7, 2021

The Dream Company

Software engineer ii

Recommend

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Pros

When I came to work for Microsoft over 3 years ago, I thought it was my dream company, and 3 years later the company lives up to my expectations entirely! The biggest pros of working here from my perspective are: 1. Extremely professional yet relaxed environment 2. Huge impact of job you do (user base of 1 million is an "emerging product", we think in 10s and 100s of millions) 3. Good and consistent work-life balance (especially in Norway: time with family is YOUR time, and it is protected very well...) 4. Great handling of WFH during covid 5. People rarely leave and only do so with a very good reason and normally after staying in company for many years, so it is safe to make friends (if you've been to startups, you might know what I mean! :D)

Cons

1. Career growth may be perceived as slow (it does not get any faster than 1 promotion per year, and for most it is 1 promotion per 1.5 years) 2. Salaries are not insanely high (we're slightly above market in Oslo, but the job we do is waaay above market in Oslo...) 3. Things may be perceived as generally slow (well, we're over 150k people at the moment of writing, after all...) Still, none of these cons could make me drop a star. I have been having a great time since day 1 and will likely keep doing so for maaany years to come :)

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