Is WD a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 87 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 87 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at WD.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at WD?

58% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 19% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated WD with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

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 362 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 226 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 197 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 136 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 211 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 84 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours and not paid overtime" ((in 33 reviews))

WD Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(87 total reviews)

Irving Tan

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44% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 87 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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87 reviews

1.0

Dec 14, 2018

Waste of time

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing as of now,as many of the bays are empty and people are leaving this company.

Cons

They will take interview till 5 rounds and us team who didn’t know anything and didn’t asked any technical questions used to reject the candidates

2.0

Apr 30, 2018

Client Solutions team is highly mismanaged

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bad work culture, management lacks direction and clarity of product. Compensation is bad and very few raises or bonus. High team attrition.

Cons

work life balance is better compared to other silicon valley companies.

3.0

Oct 17, 2017

Senior Software Developer

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people within our division were fun to work with, where all were open to mentor others - or to be mentored by others. To counter the stress of scheduled releases, we all found ways to make each other laugh. The medical benefits were managed by Anthem, but it was funded directly by Western Digital, who could and did change the rules to improve health care. For example, preventative care medications were provided without having to meet the initial deductible (i.e. insulin for diabetics).

Cons

Rolling layoffs, with promises by upper management that the last one was always going to be the last.

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