Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) reviews

There is no real downside to this company. A few issues that I have heard are that some groups are very big and promotions and bonuses are not as per expectations. A few groups like Windows and Office have a lot of money while the latest upcoming groups might not have as much capital before the release of their products. Another issue that has cropped up lately is the quality of people being hired at Microsoft. It used to be that the very best get in, but I have seen a few people who have someone got a job when they are not suited to work for Microsoft, the main reason might be the hiring spree that Microsoft had a few months back.

The company is too huge ... slow moving ... sluggish. We need more ways of getting things done faster. It would help a lot if there was an easier way to reach employees within the company. We also need more visibility to product groups. It can be very daunting for someone who is starting afresh. Also, there is too much shuffling of upper management and product groups and not enough focus on long term strategy. The lack of openness is also a bad thing. Its about time more stuff was open sourced. It would lead to bugs being discovered earlier causing less of a problem.