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

4.0

Dec 20, 2025

Company for learning and growth

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture is good, leaders are supportive (atleast mine are). Encouragement for innovation and research is given.

Cons

Pay is average as per market. In my field, your work is around the main product not in it.

4.0

Sep 19, 2025

Good for new joining

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary provided is high for new joining 4days in office and 1 WFH

Cons

Increment and promotion is not tempting

5.0

Nov 22, 2024

Amazing

Data science

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best work life balaance , great place

Cons

no things to comment on

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