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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4.0
Apr 16, 2015
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Pros

You don't need to work overtime a lot. Some of your colleges are smart people, and you might have a chance to learn new knowledge/skills from them. Generally the culture is not that aggressive if compared with other local companies in China.

Cons

The hiring bar is not as high as before. I met some really clumsy engineers here. Also you don't have many serious projects here in China as a branch office, which might not be good for your career development.

5.0
Mar 15, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting innovative projects A lot of machine learning Private offices instead of open space Good motivation processes Great medical/sport/etc. benefits

Cons

A lot of bureaucracy in management Competing between teams for projects Long deployment cycles

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