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

Principal Firmware Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 22 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 Firmware Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Firmware Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Principal Firmware Engineer employees well?

Principal Firmware Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 22 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 18.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Firmware 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 Firmware Engineer reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Irving Tan

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75% positive business outlook

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4.9

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

Principal Engineer, Firmware employees have rated WD with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Engineer, Firmware professionals have an excellent working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Engineer, Firmware professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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22 reviews

4.0

May 3, 2026

Good company with decent pay

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work Pay is good

Cons

Nothing to say as of now

5.0

Nov 10, 2024

Work experience

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many smart people to learn from

Cons

You are little screw in large organization, hard to influence things.

5.0

Dec 12, 2023

Good place to work

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many benefits Great team Using latest technology

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No cons to share as on

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