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

Firmware Development Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 171 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 Firmware Development Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Firmware Development Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Firmware Development Engineer employees well?

Firmware Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 171 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Firmware Development Engineer salaries 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 (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 369 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 302 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 230 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 128 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 213 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews))

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WD Firmware Development Engineer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)

Irving Tan

64% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Firmware Development Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Firmware Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Firmware Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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171 reviews

5.0

Dec 2, 2022

Excellent work culture with very supportive managers

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WD is one of the best companies to work with! Very supportive managers and interesting nature of work.

Cons

I don't find any downsides.

4.0

Nov 18, 2022

Working for WDC

Senior firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great and highly motivated people 2. Technically and very experienced engineers. 3. Very welcoming and warm HR people. 4. Information and documentation is well organized.

Cons

1. Too many engineers working on similar issues and so it can be tricky to be completely independent. 2. Too many meetings.

4.0

Nov 15, 2022

Okay okay

Senior firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People in team help each other

Cons

Might not get a chance tonget hands on quickly

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