Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) reviews

3.8

98% would recommend to a friend

(686 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 686 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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686 reviews
3.0
Sep 8, 2008
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Pros

lots of resources and career development benefits, cushy job, can't get fired. decent benefits, great health insurance.

Cons

away from the mothership in redmond, won't get rich, limited # of groups to move into, shackled by upper management decisions in redmond, integration is a problem,

4.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Microsoft has a very relaxed environment. I go to work whenever I want and leave whenever I want as long as I get my job done and make it to meetings. I can talk to my manager and take vacation with very little hassle. All this as long as you know you will finish you work. Microsoft gives great benefits. And depending on the team you work in, the technology you work on can be exciting. Finally, there are lots of very smart people from whom you can learn from.

Cons

I am not too fond of the stack ranking where someone is bound to end up at the bottom of the rank. I think the bonuses and merit increases could be larger. This also depends on which team you are in. Different teams seem to give different amount for bonuses for the same level and same rating.

4.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Microsoft has a deep bench of talented people with raw smarts, dedication and passion. Employees tend to have long tenures even though they change groups within the company. This makes for a work environment where there is a LOT to learn from the senior team members. This is a terrific company to get mentorship, career guidance and improve technical chops. Microsoft's wide array of low level systems products (Windows, .Net Framework, SQL Server) means that there is deep technical expertise in core computing fundamentals like operating systems, databases, languages, runtimes, etc.

Cons

The layer of middle management (dev leads, test leads) is bloated and adds little value. The specialization of roles into Dev, Test, PM limits employees from gaining skills that are transferable, since there typically aren't that specialized roles outside of MS. Microsoft needs to figure out how to utilize the SDE/T (testing) discipline effectively to infuse reliability, stability and perf into products; we need testers who are good enough to be developers on the same product. MS also needs to figure out what it's strategy is in the services space. We also need to find ways to encourage small but good ideas to blossom into compelling products; it seems like products only get created when a General Manager or a VP decides to create something.

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