Microsoft Software Development Engineer II reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(384 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 384 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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384 reviews
3.0
Mar 25, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

1. Cool technologies to develop. 2. Great impact though technologies. 3. Very smart people to work with. 4. Great benefits.

Cons

1. On average slow professional growth. 2. Lack of innovations, given the amount of resources available. 3. Less customer focus. 4. Huge project life cycles

4.0
Dec 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of smart people around, you can learn a ton from others. it is a great way to get solid experience especially when you are right out of college. There is a diversity of jobs you can hold within different divisions that are very different from one another. There are really several companies within Microsoft, the culture and the type of work within Windows or office for example is completely different from what you will find in the Xbox or the Windows Mobile division. Another positive aspect is the job flexibility, if you like to sleep in the morning, it is ok to show up at noon if you woudl like as long as you get your job done.

Cons

one of the key component missing is the startup feel in which people take more risks and try new things more easily. People sometimes focus on looking good to management, improving their review or overfucusing on the result for this fiscal year or quarter rather than doing on the right thing for the company for the long term.

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