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
Nov 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

You get plenty of benefits like free devices, betas, and other cool things. It's a technology lover's dream. Great health benefits as well.

Cons

Ideas can sometimes get lost in the mix. Microsoft is still way behind the competition, both in development practices and in shipping products. Growth is also really slow unless you're willing to sacrifice your work-life balance.

2.0
Oct 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of gadgets and technology to work with. Development and test teams are usually very knowledgable.

Cons

Leadership and management don't know what to do, and are more interested in proving to the higher ups that they are making some artificially designed metrics then creating good software. Constant team shake ups and project changes mean that you never develop much expertise unless you take it upon yourself. Culture is atrocious, most are only concerned with their own progress and will do every thing you can to throw anyone else under the bus. Management likes to take credit for employees work. Unsurprising, as performance is measured on a sliding scale rather then any real metrics. Good english is not required, which makes communication a big issue. Movement between roles is almost non-existent, although they use it as a hiring draw. Due to high turn over, management tends to be drawn from outside groups, and they have little to no knowledge of the project.

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