Microsoft Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(935 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

86% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 935 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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935 reviews
4.0
Nov 10, 2025

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Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

All good. Lots of perks

Cons

Peanut pay Peanut hike Nothing else

3.0
Nov 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great WLB Culture is inclusive and perks are amazing!

Cons

Upper management is really partial and budgets and compensation vary vastly from team-team. Growth is kindof slow and you have to switch if you need actual growth in your career and compensation.

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