WD Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)
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Irving Tan

44% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 183 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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183 reviews
5.0
Feb 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Very good pay and role

Cons

No cons as such in the company

5.0
Feb 6, 2024

Good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work-Iife balance. Good work culture

Cons

Compensation is lesser when compared to competitors

3.0
Jan 24, 2024

meh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- interesting and very intelligent coworkers - interesting projects - Great Oaks campus location is nice - you might get your own private office - decent work/life balance - hybrid (Tues/Fri wfh) - sometimes there's free bagels

Cons

- Way too much politics. Too many massive egos butting heads instead of solving actual problems. Older engineers often steamroll junior engineers, talking over them and even taking credit for their work. - Compensation is abysmal, and as a result, attrition and morale are also bad. I recently discovered I was paid way less than some junior engineers I trained, which was fun. There were no raises this year. Oh and they took away our on-site health clinic. - Too much middle management bloat, which makes getting things done somewhat difficult. - CEO is completely out of touch and makes bad decisions. - Micromanaging and too many pointless meetings.

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