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

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 87 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 87 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at WD.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at WD?

58% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 19% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated WD with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

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 (48) , 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 298 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 227 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 211 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 211 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Constant restructuring and layoffs." ((in 79 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews))

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(87 total reviews)

Irving Tan

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44% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 87 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Dec 24, 2024

Good environment

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, work life balance is good

Cons

Competitive for promotion and salary adjustment

4.0

Oct 16, 2024

NA

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good environment to be work

Cons

strict to the production time

4.0

Oct 15, 2024

People are ambitious and drive the company. Leadership is not very confident.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flash industry give huge growth opportunity.

Cons

Management is not very sure on product roadmaps.

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