Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Design Engineer In Test II?

Software Design Engineer In Test II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 662 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Design Engineer In Test II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Design Engineer In Test II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Design Engineer In Test II employees well?

Software Design Engineer In Test II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 662 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Design Engineer In Test II salaries at Microsoft.

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"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6288 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5377 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4353 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4064 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2119 reviews))

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"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1456 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1179 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 759 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 481 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 315 reviews))

Microsoft Software Design Engineer In Test II reviews

3.8

98% would recommend to a friend

(662 total reviews)

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

2.0

Sep 19, 2016

A lot of legacy code to work on

Software design engineer in test

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great competitive environment, high salary, gym, a lot of facilities, flixible timings

Cons

legacy code to work on.

4.0

Jul 15, 2016

Decent

Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and the people around me are generally nice however there are certain times when the stress is high that things go wrong.

Cons

at certain times things can get frustrating and things tend to heat up which leads to some arguments.

5.0

Jul 15, 2016

The best company ever

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot, great benefits, great salary. The people you work with are the smartest and the best in personal relationships

Cons

Work have to be done, hard work, sometimes there is no time to rest. And sometimes the stress can be a factor

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