Is WD a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 110 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 Software Developer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 110 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at WD.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at WD?

81% of Software Developer employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 32% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated WD with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

Staff Engineer (216) , Senior Engineer (180) , Principal Engineer (152) , Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (111) , Firmware Engineer (106) , 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 367 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 223 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 200 reviews)); "Good pay and they are local" ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 206 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 132 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 81 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "Low compensation growth and no stock growth." ((in 51 reviews))

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3.6

81% would recommend to a friend

(110 total reviews)

Irving Tan

70% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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110 reviews

3.0

Aug 23, 2015

Stay away from Content Solutions dept.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Back when it was called Branded Products, this was a fun and exciting place to work with interesting projects, smart people, and good culture.

Cons

Now it is being systematically disassembled and eliminated. There was a layoff back in 4/20/2015, and then another much larger one on 8/20/2015. Terrible mismanagment and bad investments by the top level management turned a once profitable and growing department into a crumbling mess. There were a lot of talented, driven, collaborative people who were treated really bad along the way.

1.0

Jan 16, 2015

It's okie not that great company to work for if you want employee satisfaction

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stabilit and less firing. and less hiring

Cons

no perks, no stock RSU's no nothing

5.0

Jun 25, 2014

Software Development Engineer

Software developer engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am in the Advance Manufacturing Engineer (AME) department. This is a great department within WD to get involve robots, mechanical, tooling, data analysis, .net software automation, and various vendors and supplier. Every project provides new technology and constant learning and adaptation. Great company and lots of potential for growth.

Cons

Could always have more employee benefits.

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