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      Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

      4.0

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (1,094 total reviews)
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      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 1,094 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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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Sep 1, 2020

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      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good work life balance. Quality of work is great

      Cons

      RSUs are not great. Compensation needs to be revised

      4.0
      Aug 30, 2020

      Great work-life balance, decent otherwise

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work-life balance. Super flexible timings and weekends are almost always free of work. Everyone leaves work early, so no peer pressure to work late hours. Relaxed and professional work culture. Good benefits, good workspaces.

      Cons

      1. Average skill of engineers in India isn't particularly amazing. 2. Compensation is decent but not amazing. The stock component is more than the cash, which will irk some as every stock grant vests over four years. 3. There is also some pressure to make your own contributions visible. 4. Evaluation of an engineer's skill isn't really great. You might be a superstar but evaluated as above-average, or you might be below-average but evaluated as "great". Managers usually don't have a clue about the technical details of your work. 5. Some people might find the work culture too formal, especially when coming from a startup-esque environment. 6. The engineering systems and codebases are really complex with a lot of inter-dependencies. This can frustrate people coming from smaller-scale products or companies.

      5.0
      Aug 24, 2020

      Good compensation

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Offer is really competitive with other tech cos

      Cons

      Too many levels in this company. Promotions are slower

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