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 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))

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

4.0

Feb 9, 2012

Demanding, long hours, poor insurance, good bonus

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great manager, challenging, location (southern CA), good bonus. Input is valued and solicited by management, no issues with speaking your mind.

Cons

Medical insurance is designed for healthy singles person. 6K in network, 6K out of network deductible - seems doctors are in network and labs / surgery centers are out of network. Long hours, worked holidays, which leads to burn out.

3.0

Nov 10, 2011

Good

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, well paid, user friendly and all the team member work along happily, contractual bonus, performance bonus, provide with canteen

Cons

strictly to the company rules, no flexi hours, long working hours, too many staff, the office facilities are poor and not proper managed

3.0

Apr 25, 2010

If only it has a good commence of employees' welfare in detailed aspects.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Location, situated at the heart of the country. One of the kind in the country. Technology leader in the industry. Largest employer & supply chain in the country.

Cons

No carpark. No transport. Poor facility planning. Uncontrolled long term spending due to unwilling expenditure during setup. Unhealthy growth of office politics due to recruitment of competitors' staffs. Imbalance work & life. Discouraged & no motivation. No collaboration with nearby research centre or universities. Very little demonstration of social responsibility. Almost no employees' involvement in off work activities.

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