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      3.8

      98% would recommend to a friend

      (662 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      90% approve of CEO

      86% positive business outlook

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      Software Design Engineer In Test II employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Design Engineer In Test II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Design Engineer In Test II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      662 reviews
      4.0
      Jan 13, 2010

      Avoid being SDET if you can

      Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii
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      Pros

      Microsoft is a great place to learn technical skills and how huge software project are run (it is not as organized and deterministic as you may think) The Benefits are great specially medical insurance

      Cons

      The review system depends on power balance between the different managers. So it is very easy to get your promotion delayed if you have weak manager. Manual Testers (Test Engineer Role) has been eliminated from most parts of the company so SDETs have to balance writing automation and doing manual type testing. This cause many SDETs to compromise in one of them to get to the other which cause bad bugs to slip and low quality automation code. The turn over rate in Test is so high so you always has more work than what you can do.

      5.0
      Jan 10, 2010

      Great place to work

      Software design engineer in test
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      Pros

      Microsoft is meritocratic and has a high collective IQ. I was consistently challenged by my colleagues and the place was replete with opportunity to try new things and initiate projects. Microsoft is eager to challenge and engage its employees, and so you can always find interesting things to work on.

      Cons

      The Test ladder (promotion pathway) isn't very well defined, and so if you really enjoy testing or working on the test side, you're going to find more dead-ends.

      3.0
      Jan 5, 2010

      Great place start your career

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
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      Pros

      This is one of the best places to work in the SW industry, Talented and awesome coworkers. you get to learn so much from peers

      Cons

      the startup kind of feel is missing. Management is more middle aged and hence innovation and new ideas take back seat to tried and tested methods

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