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      Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) I reviews

      3.8

      98% would recommend to a friend

      (717 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

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer In Test SDET I employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 717 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer In Test SDET I professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer In Test SDET I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      717 reviews
      4.0
      Nov 10, 2008

      Keep up the good work, pay attention to the areas of improvement

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You get to work with some of the smartest people around. You get to play with some of the latest technologies. You get to work in some really good environments. You get your own office. Your working on products with long term strategies.

      Cons

      Have to deal with a lot of politics where often times the person doing the hard work doesn't get the credit he or she deserves. You're in a massive company, with labrynthine org charts. Sometimes a very cool idea gets shot down by legal. These ideas may not be shot down in other companies but since Microsoft has been burned badly by the antitrust case, they're extra careful.

      1.0
      Sep 18, 2008

      A company drunk on money that sees us as numbers; but there are pockets with good coworkers

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are extremely smart, motivated and fun to work with.

      Cons

      The company is not truly invested in growing employees to be what they want. Rather, they want to grow us to be more efficient where we currently are. For example, there is a long dry gulch between the the SDET and SDE roles. Even though some people have made the transition successfully, there is active discouragement by test leadership when attempting to make this transition. The company is lost trying to make money and has become scared to do anything innovative. The coolest products are handcuffed to profitability expectations before the idea is even baked, causing the best ideas to never bubble to the top. Since there is such a high technical bar, incompetence moves into leaderships to survive, which leads to the laziest workers in the middle. The review process is a joke, can you say bell curve?

      3.0
      Sep 15, 2008

      Everything depends on how much your manager likes you

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This is a place where you can literally find a huge range of products to work on - devices, enterprise software, web services, automotive and of course Windows/Office. Lots of smart people who are very passionate and motivated - high energy. Great place to learn. Benefits are great, especially the health benefits.

      Cons

      The company is now very big. If you're at a junior level, good chance you'll drown in the crowd - else the competition will be intense. Managers have a lot of power over their directs. If your manager likes you - good things happen to you. If not, bad things happen to you.

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