IIRC, the STE role was eliminated in 2006 or so. In 2014, for most divisions, the SDET role was rolled into the function of SDEs, reportedly resulting in drast

IIRC, the STE role was eliminated in 2006 or so. In 2014, for most divisions, the SDET role was rolled into the function of SDEs, reportedly resulting in drastic attrition of the converted SDETs. The exception was the operating systems division, which was reported to have laid off all of its SDETs at that time.