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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
      Sep 4, 2008

      Very relaxed environment. Great benefits. Exciting technology depending on which team you are in.

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      Pros

      Microsoft has a very relaxed environment. I go to work whenever I want and leave whenever I want as long as I get my job done and make it to meetings. I can talk to my manager and take vacation with very little hassle. All this as long as you know you will finish you work. Microsoft gives great benefits. And depending on the team you work in, the technology you work on can be exciting. Finally, there are lots of very smart people from whom you can learn from.

      Cons

      I am not too fond of the stack ranking where someone is bound to end up at the bottom of the rank. I think the bonuses and merit increases could be larger. This also depends on which team you are in. Different teams seem to give different amount for bonuses for the same level and same rating.

      4.0
      Sep 4, 2008

      Smart passionate people, deep technical know-how

      Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii
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      Pros

      Microsoft has a deep bench of talented people with raw smarts, dedication and passion. Employees tend to have long tenures even though they change groups within the company. This makes for a work environment where there is a LOT to learn from the senior team members. This is a terrific company to get mentorship, career guidance and improve technical chops. Microsoft's wide array of low level systems products (Windows, .Net Framework, SQL Server) means that there is deep technical expertise in core computing fundamentals like operating systems, databases, languages, runtimes, etc.

      Cons

      The layer of middle management (dev leads, test leads) is bloated and adds little value. The specialization of roles into Dev, Test, PM limits employees from gaining skills that are transferable, since there typically aren't that specialized roles outside of MS. Microsoft needs to figure out how to utilize the SDE/T (testing) discipline effectively to infuse reliability, stability and perf into products; we need testers who are good enough to be developers on the same product. MS also needs to figure out what it's strategy is in the services space. We also need to find ways to encourage small but good ideas to blossom into compelling products; it seems like products only get created when a General Manager or a VP decides to create something.

      4.0
      Sep 4, 2008

      gr8 place to work but too many poor middle managers without focus

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      Pros

      great challenging work and high calibre smart co-workers. The work is great but often directionless . Often Big Bets are Off and realignments in organisations cause frustration among the employees who having worked on stuff for some time are not happy to see their work scrapped. All this because of poor communication from the middle managers to the ICs . As an organisation there is an excellent oppurtunity to learn tons of things and i would recommend it to every engineer/ p rogrammer as a very good place to work.Also benefits are good- Medical,Flex Time etc are great if you are having a family.

      Cons

      old boys network, bureaucratic when changes are concerned

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