Microsoft Software Development Engineer II reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(383 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

84% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 383 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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383 reviews
5.0
Oct 13, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

1. Lot of benefits like premium shuttle service to/fro Office, Fitness related benefits, Range of food options in campus, best insurance etc. 2. Scale at which we impact customers 3. Work culture 4. Well performing and relatively stable stock

Cons

1. Less pay than other MAANG companies 2. Tech stack including majorly internal products

4.0
Jul 10, 2025

Review

Recommend
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Pros

Good growth opportunity for freshers and experienced employees. Security and customer impact focused company with very supportive management.

Cons

Non Transparancy in most leadership decisions, Pay range less than direct competetors.

4.0
Jul 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pretty chill place, especially if your managers are overseas. Tons of interesting projects and potential for impact. If you joined recently the pay is pretty competitive, especially if you include stocks, and it seems that, at least so far, it is relatively easy to meet and exceed expectations within my team.

Cons

Your mileage may vary per team. Sometimes it feels like our velocity is near zero and no one seems to be too concerned about it, add to that the byzantine bureaucracy and the delays with depending on US-based and very busy teams, and it is pretty painful if you care or are used to fast paced startup environments. Lack of visibility into some higher level decisions, recent layoffs included. On a personal note, never liked any MSFT products, and seeing how they are built from the inside perspective on the technical and organisational level validates my dislike for them.

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