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

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
May 6, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of smart & passionate engineers, tons of resources to learn and explore, probably the software/service company that takes tester most seriously, great benefits package

Cons

So-so base pay compared to the other top company, work-life balance fluctuates over time, some management people have no desire to take risk and hence reflected in the compensation/reward of the engineers

2.0
Apr 14, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very intelligent people to work with Management is very open in sharing information Industry flagship

Cons

Sweatshop and a grindhouse - A Dilbert like performance review system Very rigid promotion system - internal vertical promotions are very uncommon and rare. For instance if you're a developer its highly unlikely you'll become a developer lead. What would usually happen is you will be promoted salary wise for exceptional work and a manager would be hired externally or from another MS division It is expected that you would agree to a significant step back in your career. Most inidividual contributor positions (e.g. developers, testers, pms) used to be managers and/or small business owners.

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