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      Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

      4.0

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (1,098 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      75% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,098 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 17, 2022

      For lower positions in Prague, choose rather Skype than Dynamics

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many very intelligent skilled professionals to learn from. State of the art technology stack to work with. Stocks. Beautiful office. Opportunities for migration within company even to abroad.

      Cons

      Too many political games (blame games, abusing power, political over correctness, imposing company values...). Not interesting (often thrown out of window) work on lower positions. Not well paid on-calls going agains work-life balance. Some coworkers get over-competitive going over "dead" bodies.

      1.0
      Jan 15, 2022

      Mediocre

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      WLB because there is no work.

      Cons

      bad growth, bad pay and no transparency.

      4.0
      Jan 14, 2022

      Great WL-Balance, Family Benefits but hard to level up

      Software developer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In my current role right now, here are the pros which I can also see pretty much from our sister groups (groups within the same org) - awesome WL balance -> I never felt pressured to work beyond my workhours and I can always take a break (long and short) to recoup well-being - flexible -> as long as you deliver results on time, nobody cares where you are and what you do during the day; - resources availability -> you're in one of the biggest companies in the world and this should be a given ;) - great benefits --> >my fave is the backup care (they've increased the hours for child care under Bright Horizon significantly after Covid) and the $1200 well-being allowance - diverse and inclusive -> what you've read are all true!

      Cons

      Getting promoted is tough. It's not enough that you deliver but you're expected to and keep your skip manager know about this. This is because your direct manager is busy with his own leveling-up. In my first 3 years there, our direct _did_not_ even introduced us to our skip.

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