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

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 685 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) Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) interview questions at Microsoft .

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

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 685 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) salaries and benefits 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 6275 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5351 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 4052 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2079 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 1448 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1195 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 771 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 476 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 319 reviews))

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Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) reviews

3.8

98% would recommend to a friend

(685 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

90% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

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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 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

4.0

Aug 14, 2010

Excellent Place to Work

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Pros

Best Reasons to work: * Challenging and interesting work. * Very capable teammates and dev leads; lots of opportunities to learn and grow * Relaxed work environment; set your own hours, get free drinks and coffee, wear whatever you want. It doesn't sound like much, but it helps make the work environment a lot less stressful. * Tech Talks and Courses you can take to learn more about programming

Cons

Food isn't as good. There are cafeterias serving food, but they could definitely be serving better quality or more variety.

2.0

Aug 13, 2010

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Pros

-Benefits -Cafeteria -Good reputation In general MS is a good place to work. The politics can sometimes be difficult to deal with, but once you learn the game it's not bad to navigate.

Cons

The biggest con at MSFT is the inability to move between teams. It also feels like there are too many levels of management.

1.0

Aug 12, 2010

Microsoft is a horrible place to work

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

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Pros

Great health benefit. 401K, stock award, employee stock purchase plan, generous sick leave, seattle is a beautiful city to live.

Cons

you probably hear that Microsoft is full of smart people. That is probably the case 10 years ago or if you are in the right group. I personally work with some of the worse testers / developers. They are just plain stupid. They do not know how to design stuff. They make the wrong decision all the time. System become super complicated. I am very dissatisfied with my work and the people that I work with.

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