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      Microsoft Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

      4.0

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (1,094 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      75% approve of CEO

      73% positive business outlook

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      Software Developer Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,094 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      3.0
      Oct 28, 2025

      Good benefits, competition over acknowledgment was noticeable imo

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, health care, work life balance.

      Cons

      Cross group communication could improve, cross team either. Sometimes it felt like employees compete against each other for acknowledgment ("my features, my presentation, my impact, .."), rather than as a group with a shared goal. Considerable aspects of the product were not documented, imo generally documentation was lacking.

      3.0
      Oct 28, 2025

      Fine Until Layoffs

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      WFH is good if you were in before the recent move away from it. Pay is decent but has not been up to par woth other competitors especially with years where there are no or very little merit increase.

      Cons

      Company culture is in the garbage can. I've seen it progressively get worse with each year. Not every program is as exposed to it as others, but it makes for poor work life balance and unfair responsibility sharing. Not a good place for career growth in my opinion as it heavily depends on what kind of a manager you end up with regardless of how much work, the quality of the work, or how important you are to a program. Doesn't matter if the management chain doesn't stick up for you.

      3.0
      Oct 25, 2025

      Good culture

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Culture & Campus is good at Hyderabad

      Cons

      Pay is way too less than company standards

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