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

Principal Software Developer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 32 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of WD employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Developer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Developer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Principal Software Developer employees well?

Principal Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 32 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Developer 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 (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 372 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 294 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 233 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 208 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 132 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 203 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 53 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 31 reviews))

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Item: WD
Rating: 3
Author: Principal Software Engineer

4.5

96% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Irving Tan

100% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Culture & values

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

3.9

Compensation and benefits

Principal Software Developer employees have rated WD with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews

4.0

Nov 2, 2015

A good place to work

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to work with a relatively relaxed dress code and flexible hours. Good benefits. They just purchased SanDisk and have funding from China so the outlook may be good.

Cons

There have been numerous lay-offs recently so this may not be a great place to apply for a job in 2015.

3.0

Jun 15, 2008

Despite of providing opportunities for personal grow, the work environment is under average

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It provides opportunities for personal grow at least in technical skills and communication skills. It provides the tools, and the freedom that you need to make a decision on your own. You also get advice from management for the what you have done. At least, in my department with the current position, I have the opportunities to learn the latest technologies and use the best tools for my software development. The company also provides education reimbursement and that fit my goal for the next two years. Another good thing is that although the company no longer gives out stock options, it gives bonus every half year.

Cons

Workplace and parkings are horrible. It tries to save money and cut cost by reducing cubicle space. At the same time, there is not enough parking space for employees. Multiple levels of management matrix makes it difficult for employees to report. In some group, an employee may have to report to several managers at a time. Too many level management seems to create a lot of overhead, as the middle level in some situation directly manages a group of engineers, but is a manager on top of another manager of another group. The company has not had salary review and given raises to employees for years. Many employees believe that they are underpaid.

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