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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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

2.0

Dec 17, 2022

Awful experience

Principal firmware engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very organized, everything is done "by the book".

Cons

From a professional standpoint the work is very boring. On top of this, the engineers are treated as if they work on a production line.

3.0

Oct 14, 2022

Overall Good

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work is good and lots of learning.

Cons

No work-life balance. Very strict timelines.

3.0

Jun 17, 2022

3

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Recommend

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Pros

Good team work Good work balance

Cons

not good salary not good growth

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