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 315 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 222 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 192 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 209 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 142 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 35 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 32 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

Oct 19, 2010

"WD Insight - to save others"

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can't really think of any - Salary might be a bit on the competitive side, again depends on what salary you come in at.

Cons

- Extremely cost cutting driven company - Penny pincher - highly political work environment - managers set unrealistic expectations - very departmentalized and collaboration between departments does not exist - management like to micro-manage

4.0

Apr 17, 2010

Great company that rewards high performers

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is doing great despite the recession Most employees are friendly and helpful Compensation package is very competitive for high performers

Cons

Depending on organizations, work hours can be long and stressful Company is very diverse so communication can be an issue with some engineers US positions may be outsourced to Asia as that is a growing trend in the company Below market salary with big variable income that ties to performance Raises and promotions can be rare

3.0

Nov 29, 2009

Stable company to work with.

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Western digital, It is a stable company to work with, especially in today's low economics environment. etc, . Not bad.

Cons

It is not a software company It is a stable company to work with, especially in today's low economics environment

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