Is WD a good company to work for as a Data Science?

Data Science professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 19 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of WD employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Science Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Science interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Data Science employees well?

Data Science professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Science salaries at WD.

How happy are Data Science professionals working at WD?

52% of Data Science employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 37% in the past 12 months. Data Science professionals have also rated WD with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

Staff Engineer (216) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (107) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (79) , Technologist (64) , Director (51) , Senior Manager (49) , Test Engineer (44) , Manager (43) , Senior Firmware Engineer (36) , Internship (34)

What are the pros of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Very flexible and good work/life balance." ((in 367 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 303 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 233 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 199 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 137 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 208 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Low compensation to engineers and needs improvement a lot" ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews))

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3.6

52% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Irving Tan

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Data Science employees have rated WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Science professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Science professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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19 reviews

3.0

May 29, 2026

Nice people and decent work-life balance, but disorganized management

Data scientist

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are nice and somewhat good work life balance

Cons

management is a bit unoranized

4.0

Apr 21, 2026

Friendly colleagues but a lack of innovation

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly to work with.

Cons

Lack of innovation and management is inefficient.

3.0

Apr 13, 2026

Decent work-life balance, but low pay and no growth

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good enough Work life balance

Cons

pay is low career growth bad

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Nice people and decent work-life balance, but disorganized management

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Decent work-life balance, but low pay and no growth

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