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      Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II reviews

      3.8

      98% would recommend to a friend

      (721 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      90% approve of CEO

      86% positive business outlook

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      Software Development Engineer In Test SDET II employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 721 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer In Test SDET II 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 II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      721 reviews
      4.0
      Oct 9, 2013

      Lots of opportunity as long as you're visible.

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
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      Pros

      Microsoft has a lot of opportunities, and a very high ceiling for an individual contributor. The management track is not required to obtain high levels of compensation and benefits.

      Cons

      The culture of visibility, staying until the boss leaves, and working longer hours whenever there's more work to be done still exists. If you're not visible you'll get ranked in the bottom 10% in your group, and get a poor performance review which impacts your chances of getting another job within the company. The current salary structure punishes people for not changing jobs within the company every 2 years. This is compounded by the previous point.

      2.0
      Oct 8, 2013

      Feels like they're circling the drain...

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

      Pros

      Good benefits and pay although medical coverage took a hit this year. Work with some very talented and intelligent people, international name recognition, and flexible hours. Many opportunities to move around the company and work on something completely different. The early days when I worked there were filled with lots of hard work but also hard play--morale events, trips to Vegas, and a great sense of camaraderie.

      Cons

      Flexible hours also means work/life balance is a joke--you have the flexibility to decide which 80 hours you want to work each week. Stack-ranking system is a teamwork and morale killer. This is the most pathetic and antagonistic policy I've seen implemented over the years. Lack of flexibility and drive at the upper management levels. We had smartphones, touch screens, tablets, and such well before Apple--nobody took them and kept improving on them to deliver something that would wow the world! They just shelved it or kept insisting that it would have to run Windows.

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