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 (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 Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Irving Tan

44% 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

2.0

Feb 19, 2021

Flexible work-hours but low pay

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work-hours, people are easy to work with.

Cons

management has no long term foresight on how to increase their market capitalization low pay, no growth, no raise or bonus at times.

4.0

Dec 11, 2020

Good

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits CAB facilities are good Gym is available

Cons

Work life balance is difficult Hectic work

4.0

Nov 29, 2020

Good place to work

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Latest tech stack Cool stuff to work on

Cons

Salary can be more competitive

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