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 364 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 300 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 225 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 214 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 133 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 205 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "workers don't share knowledge generously 3) They is no career growth in any aspect" ((in 32 reviews))

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

3.0

May 6, 2014

Average

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented group of engineers to work with. Cutting edge technologies and products. Good vacation policy.

Cons

Management is really lacks management skills. Compensation is terribly below market and is the biggest obstacle to bringing out true talent among the engineers. Motivation can be improved upon

3.0

Mar 5, 2014

Not too bad

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Run in a favorable bossiness environment, storage is very desirable in these days. less competitor.

Cons

low salary, no improvement for personal career, salary raise is slow

3.0

Dec 22, 2013

Very dynamic working environment for better or worse.

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable compensation & benefits in terms of basic pay, pay rise and bonuses. The working environment is mostly open and flexible.

Cons

Middle management level lack of proper management skills. There're serious gap between the high level to the engineer level due to the insufficient communication and clear strategy by the middle management. Management approach varies significantly across different departments. Very poor English language level even at the engineer level and above.

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