Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Design Engineer II?

Software Design Engineer II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 21 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Design Engineer II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Design Engineer II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Design Engineer II employees well?

Software Design Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 21 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Design Engineer II salaries at Microsoft.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6626) , Senior Software Engineer (1745) , Program Manager (1398) , Software Engineer II (1038) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (722) , Intern (689) , Technical Support Engineer (686) , Software Developer (666) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (546) , Director (531) , Software Engineer(Internship) (531) , Project Manager (479)

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 6288 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5377 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4353 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4064 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2119 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 1456 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1179 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 759 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 481 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 315 reviews))

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3.9

99% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

79% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Software Design Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Design Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Design Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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21 reviews

3.0

Feb 18, 2023

Awful HoloLens leadership

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people smart and great to work with

Cons

Awful high up leadership. With their awful decisions MR sank and they laid off great engineers while all useless high up managers stayed and they took their fat checks home!!!

5.0

Sep 30, 2022

Great place to work

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment to work Good benefits

Cons

The Salary can be better

5.0

Sep 9, 2021

Great work life balance, friendly and supportive team

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team Great work life balance Freedom to influence change Opportunity for advancement

Cons

A lot of re-orgs recently

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