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 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 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

3.0

May 6, 2014

Average

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented group of engineers to work with. Cutting edge technologies and products. Good vacation policy.

Cons

Management is really lacks management skills. Compensation is terribly below market and is the biggest obstacle to bringing out true talent among the engineers. Motivation can be improved upon

3.0

Mar 5, 2014

Not too bad

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Run in a favorable bossiness environment, storage is very desirable in these days. less competitor.

Cons

low salary, no improvement for personal career, salary raise is slow

3.0

Dec 22, 2013

Very dynamic working environment for better or worse.

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable compensation & benefits in terms of basic pay, pay rise and bonuses. The working environment is mostly open and flexible.

Cons

Middle management level lack of proper management skills. There're serious gap between the high level to the engineer level due to the insufficient communication and clear strategy by the middle management. Management approach varies significantly across different departments. Very poor English language level even at the engineer level and above.

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