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

Principal Systems Design Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 186 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 Principal Systems Design Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Systems Design Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Principal Systems Design Engineer employees well?

Principal Systems Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 186 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Systems Design 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 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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WD Principal Systems Design Engineer reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(186 total reviews)

Irving Tan

43% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Principal Systems Design Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 186 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Systems Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Systems Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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186 reviews

2.0

Mar 2, 2026

Salaries at Western Digital

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Little work was good as new roadmap.

Cons

Salaries are less than market.

5.0

Feb 12, 2026

Na

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and good pay check

Cons

1. Learning curve is less.

4.0

Feb 5, 2026

Very good work culture

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture. good work

Cons

Salary is low compare to market

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