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      Microsoft Software Design Engineer II reviews

      3.9

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (21 total reviews)
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      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
      Sep 7, 2008

      Still a good place to work if you want work/life balance

      Software design engineer ii
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      Pros

      there are some great people technically out there. great benefits and ideal place for anyone who wants to have a good work/life balance. a variety of product groups to work if one wants to have a versatile experience.

      Cons

      most of the time working on products that're playing catch up with the competition. stock has been pretty much flat for about 8 years now and bonus you get is not great compared to the competitors. microsoft is a big company so, rewards per employee are not compared to other smaller companies

      2.0
      Jun 18, 2008

      A has-been heading in the direction of IBM

      Software design engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      It's a very stable and steady company, with some very interesting products and projects. As Engineer, you're still technically challenged everyday. There are still lots of very bright people around to work with and learn from. People are generally very open and respectful to each other. Benefits are great and compensation package is still somewhat competitive. Company has spent a lot of effort in past few years in HR, which is viewed by some as red tape, but it does enforce some kind of structure and transparency and growth path for employees. Overall, it's a good place to work, not the most exciting though.

      Cons

      - Does not have much growth opportunity for stock value given current poor suite of products (Vista, - Office 2007, Windows Live...etc). - There is quite a bit of politics in some groups and that leads to low morale as some employees feel - Online products are not getting any traction due to poor quality. - Encountering some employees who are incompetent and indifferent. - Promotion could be tough. Also sometimes people get promoted not because they care about products and customers, but because they know how to build relationships with manager, which is bad for the company itself. - Not exciting place to work, low morale.

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