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 384 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 384 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 at Microsoft.

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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 Development Engineer II reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(384 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

84% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 384 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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384 reviews

4.0

Sep 14, 2011

It's been a great experience

Software development engineer ii

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Pros

Get to work mostly on what I want, Microsoft paid for all my tuition for my computer science degree, satisfied with promotion rate, get to work with really smart people

Cons

Performance reviews are based on a curve; they have you competing against individuals on your own team as well as the org you're in. So, it's sort of a dog-eat-dog world...

3.0

Aug 25, 2011

Its just fine

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

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Pros

flexible environment many opportunities to choose from great medical benefits good people

Cons

low salaries less rewarding reviews and performance appraisals

3.0

Aug 23, 2011

Great in HQ, bad in Silicon Valley

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Smart people Great technology Lots of learning resources Many internal job opportunities in HQ

Cons

Too much process overhead for well established team. Too much bureaucracy in some big organizations. Unreasonably enforced curve for performance review. Extremely hard to climb up ladder in some big money making groups. For IC role, experience doesn't matter much. Some group even prefers new graduates.

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