Microsoft Software Design Engineer In Test reviews

3.8

98% would recommend to a friend

(398 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Oct 5, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Very good working environment, supportive managers, very flexible working hours. get real shipped project done. best benefit package in the industry.

Cons

They have too many people. While most of them are very smart and hard-working people some are not. Software development circle is a bit long.

2.0
Sep 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent place if you a star coder & game player. Microsoft loves super smart coder. If you can code 12 hrs without stop, Microsoft is still willing to pay big bucks for you.

Cons

If you want promotion, work/life balance is very hard to maintain. Opaque and inhuman review process.

4.0
Aug 19, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely good benefits Access to internal resources for help and technology and future software versions Lots of career development directions and options Can transfer internally to wide variety of teams working on different products (sort of like a job change, but without losing your seniority) Capable management and excellent financial and competitive position keeps company solid

Cons

Low level management communication and leadership ablitlity can vary a lot from team to team Company can be erratic about the investments it makes - projects or teams can be aquired or developed and then cancelled with limited concern for the investment or the people involved Can seem big/impersonal at times

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