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 374 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 308 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 229 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 204 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 135 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 136 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 53 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 34 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

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

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

Nov 8, 2017

RPG group review

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chilled out atmosphere Pleasant work culture

Cons

Boring crowd Lot of Internal politics

5.0

Oct 18, 2017

Good place to work

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and standard industry compensation.

Cons

Opportunity to make progress in career is limited.

4.0

Oct 11, 2017

Good Company to Work Long Term

Staff firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, flexible working time and good colleagues.

Cons

US counter part with political minded and tactics (happened after SanDisk acquisition).

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