Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) reviews

3.8

98% would recommend to a friend

(685 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer In Test SDET employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 685 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer In Test SDET 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 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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685 reviews
1.0
Jan 26, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Their benefits are unmatched! They have amazing benefits and their base pay isn't too bad.

Cons

In their IT department, they have yet to come into the 21st century of Microsoft. They still expect people to work a minimum of 10 hours a day - if you aren't then you aren't considered to be doing a good job. In IT, your manager will tell you weekly that you are doing exactly what is expected and then a month before reviews are due, they will tell you that while you are meeting expectations, you aren't wowing them and that's not good enough. Also, if you come down with a major illness, Microsoft has a tendency to hang on to you just long enough to avoid a lawsuit and then fire you.

3.0
Jan 22, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good benefits - Smart folks - Pacific Northwest is a nice place if you have a family

Cons

- Office politics - Lots of internal tools/technology. You don't get experience on industry standard tools. - Small town feeling, not a good place for singles.

2.0
Jan 21, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the brightest brains in the industry. Lot of knowledge and scope Variety of technologies to work on.

Cons

Performance Review System is bad. Promotions system is not transparent Compensation is not good Management leaders dont have technical expertise. Lot of politics

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