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

Sr. Principal Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 23 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 Sr. Principal Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Principal Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Sr. Principal Engineer employees well?

Sr. Principal Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 23 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Principal 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 (50) , 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 363 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 302 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 226 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 203 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 135 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 205 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 137 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 82 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 51 reviews))

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4.0

0% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Irving Tan

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.0

Work/Life balance

2.0

Senior management

Sr. Principal Engineer employees have rated WD with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Principal Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Principal Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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23 reviews

4.0

Nov 25, 2023

Good Paternity leaves

Sr. principal engineer

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I am immensely grateful for the generous gesture of my manager at Western Digital, who has graciously approved a two-month paternity leave for me. This thoughtful support will allow me to fully immerse myself in the invaluable experience of bonding with my newborn and providing essential assistance to my family during this special time.

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No big cons yet as of now

3.0

Oct 18, 2021

A just so so company

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very formal, especially human resource pay a lot attention on following protocols

Cons

Frequently changed management team. High stress level.

1.0

Jan 8, 2018

Bad place to work

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

decent salary and job title

Cons

- Engineers are considered as labour 24x7 available - No focus on learning and systematic work, ad hoc approach even on complex projects specially on chip design - No development plan for engineers, - Most of the chip size is smaller, so manager underestimate the complexity for all

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