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      Microsoft Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II reviews

      3.8

      98% would recommend to a friend

      (722 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 II employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 722 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer In Test SDET II 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 II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      722 reviews
      4.0
      May 21, 2008

      Time to wake up Microsoft!

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

      Pros

      - Excellent benefit package with one of the best health care plans - Work life balance is valued highly - Opportunity to work in a wide vareity of product groups focussed on cutting edge technologies - Great location (Seattle, Bellevue, Sammamish) to live and raise a family

      Cons

      - Large organisation and politically saavy employees find it easier to scale the promotion ladder - Underdog in some of the hottest technologies like services and mobile phone technolgy

      4.0
      May 18, 2008

      If you like working in a highly charged, exciting and with cool people, come to work for Microsoft

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

      Pros

      Awesome benfits, Great atmosphere to excel, chance to work on some exciting projects, and working with highly talented individuals is what makes Microsoft, one of the best places to work. Also to stress on the benefits, no other company can top MS on the benefits they provide for employees. The SW discount on MS products, prime card for restaurant reservations, free bus pass, free drinks and awesome food in the cafteria. The management are cool and never too demanding or stressful and help you with everything related to work and unrelated to work!

      Cons

      Lot of experienced people already working, and hence career growth may not be as fast in some other smaller companies

      5.0
      May 7, 2008

      The best place in the world for a software developer to work in

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

      Pros

      There just is not other company like this in the world. You have the ability to do truly global, groundbreaking development work that will be deployed by thousands or millions of customers and make their daily life better or different. Also, the internal atmosphere in Microsoft Redmond is just incredible. You have the best of the best working with you, the atmosphere is relaxed, you do things and influence people based on what you know (not your title or who you know), information is shared liberally and you are part of an incredible team. However, there is no bitter fighting or competition amongst the peers, so I don't know what else to ask for. The environment is also very international and diverse, so you get to see how people around the world think. Very productive environment where you are pushed to do your very best and rewarded for it accordingly.

      Cons

      Opportunities for remote work are slim for SDEs and SDETs. Almost all of the product development happens in Redmond and if you can't live there, you're out of it (if you want to know why I no longer work at MS, this is the reason: I had to move out of the country for family reasons and did not find a way to continue my work with product teams and did not want to go back to the field). Also, you need to be a person that can manage your own time -- if you don't, you will get exhausted and be overworked. However, if you can manage that, you will be fine with 40-45 hour weeks in reasonable pressure. From what I have heard, teams can vary very much and (like in any large org) if you land under a poor manager, you are in trouble. Also, the MS field organization is a very different place and anything I say here does not apply for any of the subsidiaries (had some bad experience there)

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