Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 936 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 (SDE) II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 936 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at Microsoft.

What Microsoft locations are top rated by Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees?

Redmond is the top rated Microsoft location by Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs 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 6419 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5395 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4344 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4043 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2065 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 1445 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1207 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 789 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 467 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 320 reviews))

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(936 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

86% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 936 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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936 reviews

3.0

Jul 27, 2014

SDE II

Software development engineer (sde) ii

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Pros

there is talent in the company. If you are in the right team, you are surrounded by some smart people

Cons

Culture needs to improve more, needs to be more collaborative in real sense, and work on the mindset of building on each other's successes

4.0

Jul 20, 2014

Lots of fun. Energetic. Informal.

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Pros

Worked in India(Hyderabad) office. The campus like feel of the office is amazing. People are very friendly. Work life balance is very good.

Cons

Sometimes lot of projects in maintenance mode comes into India, which make the work less challenging for senior engineers.

4.0

Jul 18, 2014

My first employer after university, it was a great experience

Software development engineer (sde) ii

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CEO approval

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Pros

Frequent promotions, many smart people to learn from, very good salary and bonus, 401k etc, opportunities to change role, huge library and learning opportunities, opportunity to do something great with huge impact, great for CV, had insurance with 100% cover, 0 deductible

Cons

Some managers were not open minded and did not understand the technologies they were trying to develop tools for. Lots of time wasted in meetings.

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