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 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 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

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

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

Nov 14, 2019

2 years at WD

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fragmented management and BU's = opportunity or complacency. Your choice. I also liked most of the people, as they're friendly and outgoing and not as consumed by their work.

Cons

Fragmented management and BU's. Multiple layers of managers/management. Many unclear team roles, and an inability to communicate to key engineers across BU's creates occlusion and exclusion.

5.0

Jun 20, 2019

Best Place to Work

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of opportunity for you to grow. Company treat their employee very well. Competitive package and very nice working environment.

Cons

The company treat their employee very well, not much cons to talk about.

2.0

Jun 4, 2019

The more the acquisition, the more vulnerable the job gets

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was fortunate to be part of a great team and under a great leader that droves me to accomplish a lot of successful projects, despite not getting much training, business travel nor monetary gains. most of the times, we learn and develop the skills ourselves via try and error.

Cons

Very much dependent on the department managements. Regardless of individual performances, some dept easily gets training (send to US) even for small tasks/or short lived projects , while others need to settle a huge projects without any formal training/knowledge transfer, at most just audio call conference. The problem is those who went to US gets the recognition easily rather than other despite thrived locally. in the end the top management. sees the company's overall profit generation, to decide whether to shut it down or retain

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