Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II?

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 721 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 721 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II salaries at Microsoft.

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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6288 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5333 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4330 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4062 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2150 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1439 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1206 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 767 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 479 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 451 reviews))

Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II reviews

3.8

98% would recommend to a friend

(721 total reviews)

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

3.0

Jun 8, 2013

Dissappointing

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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)

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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.

5.0

May 31, 2013

Lovely Company

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Pros

Good employee benefits lots of opportunities

Cons

may have to relocate to new place

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