Is WD a good company to work for as a Principal Software Engineer?

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 31 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of WD employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 31 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at WD.

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 376 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 295 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 225 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 133 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 33 reviews))

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WD Principal Software Engineer reviews

4.5

96% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Irving Tan

100% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Culture & values

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

3.9

Compensation and benefits

Principal Software Engineer employees have rated WD with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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31 reviews

1.0

May 1, 2017

Principal Engineer

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing positive to talk about this company

Cons

Company's higher management has no direction, at least on the enterprise division. Lot of layoffs

1.0

Nov 2, 2015

Software Developers are Fodder

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get a bi-weekly Paycheck

Cons

Horrible benefits, treated like cattle, bullpen office

4.0

Nov 2, 2015

A good place to work

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to work with a relatively relaxed dress code and flexible hours. Good benefits. They just purchased SanDisk and have funding from China so the outlook may be good.

Cons

There have been numerous lay-offs recently so this may not be a great place to apply for a job in 2015.

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