Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(1,089 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

76% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,089 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Mar 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get exposure to many technologies (mostly, microsoft stack only). Good medical, and fitness benefits and other perks. Nice to have your own office. Good work life balance.

Cons

You are insignificant part of a Mega corp. Too many meetings, politics, and sometimes it is really hard to move the needle, Too many stake holders, processes, and deep hierarchy, with everyone having his own agenda. Sometime it becomes very difficult to move the needle. You work to please your manager/lead, otherwise chances for success are slim. If your manager doesn't like you, he can screw your ratings, and there is very little you can do about it. The stuff and technologies that you learn , are mostly from Microsoft technology stack, and most of it is not relevant in other big companies (amazon, apple, google, facebook etc), or even in startups. Compensation is somewhat lower than industry.

5.0
Feb 5, 2015

Love it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on your manager ,you can be a success

Cons

Bad teams can give bad experience

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