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 (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))

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

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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

Jan 29, 2013

Fast-paced work environment, well-run company

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lean, well-run company. Get exposed to and work with technologies from many different fields.

Cons

Somewhat of a sweatshop... more so nowadays than in years past. A reflection of the brutal PC industry.

3.0

Jan 4, 2013

Quite a disappointing place but pays your bills!

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Financially this company is doing great = Job security

Cons

Very poor treatment to employees both compensation & culturally; Poor work life balance; Way too much favoritism for people from certain nationality; Long term technical investment is absent

3.0

Jul 28, 2012

high pressure, fast moving

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

challenging work envirronment, cutting edge technologies.

Cons

below average compensation. high pressure working environment.

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Fast-paced work environment, well-run company

Quite a disappointing place but pays your bills!

high pressure, fast moving

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