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

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 183 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 Principal Software Development Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Development Engineer interview questions 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 (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 366 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 309 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 224 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 200 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 210 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 143 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews))

WD Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Irving Tan

43% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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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

1.0

Oct 2, 2021

Politics Politics Politics

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office located in good place. People can easily switch to very good company.

Cons

Management is all about politics.. Most of the good managers leave... Only those as*oles stay and screw every engineer.. They ask everyone to do innovation, and if you struggled and identified a new idea, then management will sit on your head and ask to carry them.. If you follow your heart on the contributions made by your manager, then you are fired.. People from Finance Teams become managers to Tech teams... My manager was from finance and was 0 in technical.. Doesn't understands the tech pain points..But keep repeating you didn't plan properly..

4.0

Sep 9, 2021

good work environment

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, good compensation, 401K match

Cons

HDD business is shrinking, SSD has many competitors

4.0

Sep 3, 2021

Good

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility, good salary and bonus

Cons

shrinking hard disk business, competitive industry

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