Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer II?

Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 383 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Development Engineer II employees well?

Software Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 383 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer II salaries and benefits at Microsoft .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6589) , Senior Software Engineer (1740) , Program Manager (1397) , Software Engineer II (1034) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (859) , Product Manager (716) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (683) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (629) , Consultant (545) , Software Engineer(Internship) (529) , Director (528) , Project Manager (478)

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 6266 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5433 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4326 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4023 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2098 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 1443 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1191 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 753 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 472 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 455 reviews))

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Microsoft Software Development Engineer II reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(383 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

84% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Work/Life balance

4.7

Culture & values

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 383 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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383 reviews

4.0

Oct 20, 2009

Great job, great weather, I love it!

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

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Pros

The salary is awesome, there are tons of challenging problems to work on such that there is basically "infinite work" - you have to gauge yourself. The weather in CA is beautiful. Everyone that works here are incredibly smart and usually highly motivated. The software Microsoft sells literally changes the world!

Cons

Career growth is somewhat limited compared to what you could possibly achieve if you started your own company, which is what I want to do eventually. The anonymity of a huge corporation can lead some people to apathy, which can be annoying when you are working your ass off.

3.0

Jun 8, 2009

good technology, smart people, bad work life balance

software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

technologies, you can move around when you are bored with what you are doing, benefit

Cons

very long work hours, not that stable any more, company seems going slowly downhill

4.0

Apr 21, 2009

Happy engineer.

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, interesting work, ability to impact millions of customers, top notch benefits, good work/life balance, virtually unlimited potential for career growth.

Cons

Top-down approach to product design can stifle engineers. There is a lot of process around everything and it's hard to see how it makes us more productive. We stop coding nearly a year before our product ships - how can we ever be an agile company?

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