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

Senior Staff Software Development 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 Senior Staff Software Development Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Staff Software Development Engineer interview questions 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 371 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 228 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 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 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "1) No Bonus and Annual hikes" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews))

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WD Senior Staff Software Development Engineer reviews

3.6

80% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Irving Tan

98% approve of CEO

70% 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

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

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216 reviews

3.0

May 14, 2024

Acknowledging both good and bad

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It totally depends on team and manager how the work environment will be. I have seen both best and worst .

Cons

Some teams its hard to have work-life balance.

4.0

May 13, 2024

good work life balance

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable, good work-life balance, work with friendly coworkers

Cons

compensation is not good, sometimes get too busy, few opportunity for promotion

4.0

May 5, 2024

Great place to work

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and flexible working hours

Cons

Used to give profit share on quarterly basis but stopped

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