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

Software Design Engineer In Test professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 398 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 In Test Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Design Engineer In Test interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Design Engineer In Test employees well?

Software Design Engineer In Test professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 398 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Design Engineer In Test salaries at Microsoft.

How happy are Software Design Engineer In Test professionals working at Microsoft?

98% of Software Design Engineer In Test employees at Microsoft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Design Engineer In Test professionals have also rated Microsoft with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

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"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6294 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5343 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4331 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4048 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2113 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 1187 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 768 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 480 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 318 reviews))

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3.8

98% would recommend to a friend

(398 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

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Software Design Engineer In Test employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 398 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Design Engineer In Test professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Design Engineer In Test professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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398 reviews

2.0

Apr 14, 2010

A great place to start your career in and simultaneously the worst place to stay employed for longer than 2 years

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

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Pros

Very intelligent people to work with Management is very open in sharing information Industry flagship

Cons

Sweatshop and a grindhouse - A Dilbert like performance review system Very rigid promotion system - internal vertical promotions are very uncommon and rare. For instance if you're a developer its highly unlikely you'll become a developer lead. What would usually happen is you will be promoted salary wise for exceptional work and a manager would be hired externally or from another MS division It is expected that you would agree to a significant step back in your career. Most inidividual contributor positions (e.g. developers, testers, pms) used to be managers and/or small business owners.

2.0

Mar 15, 2010

Lots of politics

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Pros

Good Money Good Benefits Smart and cool people everywhere Highly competitive, hard and smart work are required Good resume item you get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's life all around the world

Cons

Highly competitive, hard and smart work are required, but are not enough. You need a good manager too or else it won't matter. If you don't have one, get the hell out of there. You get a chance to work on something that actually impacts people's life all around the world, but chances are you'll end up doing boring stuff, lots of it btw.

1.0

Mar 10, 2010

Sweatshop

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

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Medical Benefits are the best. Transportation benefits are awesome. They have a pretty good library and subscription to all major scientific journals..

Cons

They are a H1-B dependent company. And they treat their foreign employees as sweat labor. The employees also don't complain because they are drooling for their green card. By the time they get it, they become accustomed to sweat shop life and think that is they all companies work.

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