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A good place to start, but being an SDET is a horrible career choice

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 9 years
January 5, 2014
Redmond, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

The benefit of working at a large company in terms of fringe benefits around Seattle.

Great place to start in software; you can easily move around the company.

Cons

Advancement is nebulous and is highly dependent on whether or not your boss is competent at his/her job.

SDET career path is an absolute joke. Almost impossible to get beyond level 62. I was lied to at every step of the way, being told there was headroom, but there never really was.

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