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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

      Ratings by category

      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
      3.0
      Aug 28, 2008

      It's a big company and will work for you if you can get on a high profile project.

      Lead software development engineer in test (sdet)
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      Pros

      It's a stable company with plenty of money so there is good job security relative to many other tech businesses. The company provides good benefits and HR seems to have a vested interest in improving those based on employee feedback. Pay is fair relative to other companies.

      Cons

      The company has a poor ethical reputation which is conferred on its employees. Being a large corporation, all decisions come down to pleasing stockholders rather than making employees satisfied. Also, engineering managers are frequently promoted to those positions based on their technical skills rather than their ability to manage people.

      4.0
      Aug 8, 2008

      Nice place to start for a new grad, but beware of vendor lockin.

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

      Pros

      Microsoft offers excellent pay for relatively inexperienced developers. Even as a junior developer I was given responsibility, but I always had a mentor to aid me when I didn't know what to do. I shared an office with another developer, but I can't think of any engineering positions that had cubicles or open floor spots. There are many training sessions occurring and career progression seemed like a very formalised system - it's easy to see what you need to do to advance. Self-evaluation and goal setting is encouraged by managers. These goals and evaluations are used when determining bonuses or career progression.

      Cons

      Some of the internal systems seemed a little archaic. Internally, open source software, libraries or tools were viewed as hostile or at least with suspicion. I needed legal approval to use jQuery. My development computer was slow, even if I had a pair of nice monitors. 1 GB of RAM was terrible! A few of the employees seemed somewhat uninterested in their work - it was definitely a day job for them. Benefits like leave are tied to how long one has been an employee. Setting up an environment was not documented well in my team, and it was common for existing employees to not be able to help with this.

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