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

Software Engineer I/II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 1,078 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 I/II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer I/II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Engineer I/II employees well?

Software Engineer I/II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 1,078 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer I/II salaries at Microsoft.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6655) , Senior Software Engineer (1754) , Program Manager (1400) , Software Engineer II (1046) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (861) , Product Manager (725) , Intern (690) , Technical Support Engineer (688) , Software Developer (669) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (548) , Software Engineer(Internship) (535) , Director (531) , Project Manager (480)

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 6287 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5368 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4343 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4056 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2103 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 1212 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 788 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 470 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 448 reviews))

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Microsoft Software Engineer I/II reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(1,078 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Software Engineer I/II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,078 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I/II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I/II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jan 24, 2026

Overall, your experience is very team-dependent

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Team-dependent culture -- different leadership chains change culture a lot - Culture is becoming more AI-focused and fast-paced - Vacation is flexible

Cons

- There's some really good people, but you have to find them.

3.0

Jan 23, 2026

Software engineer

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on open source databases

Cons

Internal microsoft tech stack , terrible on-call, toxic uncle leaders

4.0

Jan 23, 2026

Good company, culture driven by manager

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent company Good benefits Helping co-workers

Cons

Old tech stack Recently started adapting rust Micromanage

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