Firmware engineer - Anonymous employee WD Employee Review

3.0
Jun 5, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work is challenging and good opportunities to strengthen skills in FW debugging. Lower managers and other engineering staff are very respectful and good to work with. Bonuses are excellent. Technology sharing is encouraged.

Cons

Surprise layoffs and attrition in the past few years have been hurting moral. Hard to be promoted. Code is matured and not much opportunity to do any major code development.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

The company has a good culture, with hard-working and smart employees.

Cons

The salary may be relatively low, with limited room for growth.

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- The company itself is doing well financially, allowing departments to take on bigger projects - Great work-life balance culture and unlimited PTO that actually allows for generate usage - Casual culture that encourages collaboration - Non-salary benefits are strong, with even lower-level employees benefiting from the stock purchase plan

Cons

- Despite its strong position, the company does trim headcount for the sake of efficiency - Work ethic seems complacent, but is offset by company's strong financial standing - Management can be cut-throat, but strong performers usually do well - Salaries are below market rate

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