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 3.9 out of 5 stars in 66 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 2.4 out of 5 stars based on 66 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 47.6% worse 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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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6292 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5368 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4316 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4029 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 1443 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1203 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 761 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 488 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 452 reviews))

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Microsoft Software Design Engineer In Test II reviews

3.9

8% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

8% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.4

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

2.4

Compensation and benefits

2.2

Work/Life balance

Software Design Engineer Test II employees have rated Microsoft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Design Engineer 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 Test II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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66 reviews

4.0

May 30, 2014

test engineer

Test engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

super company, good working enviroment

Cons

too much work load and not flexible

5.0

Apr 1, 2014

Software Giant but not an Elephant

Software design engineer in test - ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft is surely the largest software company in terms of diversity of products it makes money from. Unlike most of the competitors, its income is not primarily coming from one source but from many sources such as OS, Online Business, Enterprise etc. etc. It's very hard to shake such a well established company with a few very strong competitors. Even if Microsoft starts losing money in one business, it will still have a lot of income from other businesses which will give Microsoft enough time and flexibility to catch up with the competitors.

Cons

Most product teams are too large, therefore it's very hard to learn all aspects of the product in a short amount of time when you join a team. It usually takes at least a couple years to get comfortable with the overall product, in best case.

5.0

Feb 22, 2013

A great company

Software test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good product groups, can move around in the company

Cons

sometimes slow to take on things

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