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      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

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      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      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
      3.0
      Jun 10, 2013

      Interesting place for junior software engineers

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      Pros

      There is a lot to learn for a junior software engineer at Microsoft. It's perfect place to learn about the full software development cycle. There are plenty smart and bright senior engineers to learn from. Benefits are good for people with families.

      Cons

      It gets more and more difficult to learn any skill out of engineering domain after a few years. Top-to-bottom work assignments occupy most of the time. There is not a lot of city life in Redmond, Washington. There are a lot of choices for outdoor activities though.

      3.0
      Jun 8, 2013

      Dissappointing

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
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      Pros

      - Great benefits - Get your own office - Good salary - Cafeteria - Yearly bonus + stock award - Get to see some cool stuff

      Cons

      - Some people (especially middle management) are not qualified for their jobs, and should not be in this industry, let alone working at Microsoft. - Innovative ideas are not encouraged. - Stupid metric system to evaluations. (Evaluations based on number of lines of code checked in, number of bugs filed, fixed etc). This system makes no sense from an engineering point of view. - Managers can screw you over in evaluations, and there is nothing you can do about it. - Poor work life balance - But I blame this on poor quality of the managers.

      3.0
      Jun 6, 2013

      Mixed feelings about Microsoft.

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good salary compare to most but not the most competitive. Really good perks and benefits. You have the illusion that you can easy change careers.

      Cons

      Is hard to get in as industry hire. The only way is through referral. Management commits for you to make themselves look good on their review rather than enabling individual contributors to provide value to the company. Moving inside the company does not mean you get a better salary or role just a different job.

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