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      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

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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
      3.0
      Dec 7, 2014

      A mixed bag

      Senior software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. You are working at a world class company. Good on resume 2. Lot of opportunities for career growth 3. Comparatively stable job and good benefits 4. you can be an individual contributor forever.

      Cons

      1. Your focus becomes too narrow and you get insulated from the world thereby become obsolete in the real world 2. Too much politics. 3. Microsoft gets work of 10 people from 6 people. It is a coal mine and will suck your life out of you. 4. if you get a jerk as your lead, your are stuck with him/her and that is the end of your career at Microsoft.

      2.0
      Nov 30, 2014

      Watch your back

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good health benefits are available for everyone at Microsoft. In the Seattle/Redmond area you get a health club membership, or can opt for $800/year in reimbursed expenses. Need a new bicycle to workout? Use it for that. Microsoft has been good on resumes for getting interviews at my new company, however most experience Microsoft engineers fail their interview because the work at Microsoft doesn't prepare them well to get hired outside. You have to do that yourself.

      Cons

      Your work at Microsoft prepares you to do your job at Microsoft, not a lot on the outside. Every year someone would get the bad annual review, which meant everybody is on edge for the rest of the year. What does that mean? Their is incentive for your coworkers to stab you in the back. Managers don't know much about your daily work, so presentation skills are vital to get the visibility you need to survive. No matter how much Microsoft wants you to have work-life balance, everyone ends up sacrificing it due to the threat of a bad review. That doesn't mean your boss wants to skewer you (he/she might; different story), it means everything is tinged with internal competition. Internal competition is more important than external, because the customers won't fire you, but your boss will.

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