Is WD a good company to work for as a Staff Engineer?

Staff Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 216 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 Staff Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Staff Engineer employees well?

Staff Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 216 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Engineer salaries at WD.

How happy are Staff Engineer professionals working at WD?

81% of Staff Engineer employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Staff Engineer professionals have also rated WD with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What WD locations are top rated by Staff Engineer employees?

San Jose is the top rated WD location by Staff Engineer employees. Milpitas is the lowest rated WD location by Staff Engineer employees.

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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WD Staff Engineer reviews

3.6

81% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Irving Tan

98% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Staff, Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 216 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff, Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff, Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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216 reviews

4.0

Apr 21, 2015

Good environment for career enhancement

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Adequate training is provided to all staff for each tasks that is assigned to them. Good benefits.

Cons

Need to be patient to be promoted, due to layers of hierarchy.

4.0

May 9, 2014

Friendly Coworkers

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People who work there are generally friendly and nice.

Cons

Too many layoffs and project cancellations.

3.0

Mar 4, 2014

Old fashioned, Tendency to be siloed

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bonuses, working hours, Stocks, activities

Cons

culture, promotions-lack of, silo tendency of groups, clashing goals

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