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 214 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 214 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 8% in the past 12 months. Staff Engineer professionals have also rated WD with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 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 (214) , 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 353 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 235 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 196 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 129 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 31 reviews))

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WD Staff Engineer reviews

3.6

81% would recommend to a friend

(214 total reviews)

Irving Tan

100% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

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 214 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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214 reviews

4.0

Nov 19, 2024

WD is OK

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most people are reasonable, but I've seen better work/life balance.

Cons

As a branch, we were sometimes run as second tier to those at corp HQ in SoCal.

5.0

Nov 18, 2024

WDC

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and communication atmosphere

Cons

Field is narrow, so that hard to find next experience matching company

4.0

Oct 18, 2024

This review is for (SanDisk)

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great WLB - Great HR policies - Flexibility in learning - Availablity of resources - Hassle-free team change - Good career growth opportunities - RSU and ESOPs

Cons

- Compensations are not per market standards. - low Retentions, High attrition. Existing employees need to bear work pressure due to talent leak. - Not industry leader in flagship products - Job security is not good

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