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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
      4.0
      Aug 3, 2014

      Beaucratic, but passionate for software

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

      Pros

      Best reasons for working here is that the compensation is middle of the road, but the benefits are quite good. Work/Life Balance is also good and not abused

      Cons

      The test role is not an engineering role as much as the developer roles are, and training seems to be discouraged unless it's strictly for your current job. They pay a lot of lip-service to developing everyone to their future careers, but that only seems to matter for the current job. Also, rather political and in-fighting is common. They are trying to get rid of that, but...

      5.0
      Aug 1, 2014

      High-impact jobs with a great culture

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

      Pros

      The work you do at Microsoft will affect the whole world, and the people you work with are all very excited about this. All of my managers have been exceptional. There's an overall culture of saying what needs to be said and doing what needs to be done regardless of organizational boundaries, etc. Lots of opportunities for training & development.

      Cons

      Health benefits are not what they once were, although I'm told they're still very good compared to other businesses. Expect to spend a fair amount of time recording medical expenses and making sure you've been billed for the right services, making sure your providers are in-network, etc. The SDET role is very much in flux right now, since a lot of test responsibilities have been given to developers (not to mention the layoffs). The actual work for that role will depend a lot on which product/team you work on.

      4.0
      Aug 1, 2014

      Good company, not good management

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

      Pros

      I really enjoyed my time at Microsoft, i learnt a lot working with talented people and having fun while doing that. Projects are fun projects

      Cons

      Management is not good, lots of politics between groups and people are treated as objects. Loyalty or time spent with the company makes no difference.

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