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

Staff Development Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 215 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 Development Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Development Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Staff Development Engineer employees well?

Staff Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 215 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Development Engineer salaries at WD.

How happy are Staff Development Engineer professionals working at WD?

80% of Staff Development Engineer employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Staff Development Engineer professionals have also rated WD with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.5 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 (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 376 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 295 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 225 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 133 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 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 33 reviews))

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3.6

80% would recommend to a friend

(215 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

Staff Development Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 215 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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215 reviews

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.

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.

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