Is WD a good company to work for as a Engineer, Firmware Engineering?

Engineer, Firmware Engineering professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 174 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 Engineer, Firmware Engineering Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineer, Firmware Engineering interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Engineer, Firmware Engineering employees well?

Engineer, Firmware Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 174 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineer, Firmware Engineering salaries 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 (107) , Senior Software Engineer (80) , Intern (79) , Technologist (64) , Director (51) , Senior Manager (49) , 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 371 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 228 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "1) No Bonus and Annual hikes" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews))

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WD Engineer, Firmware Engineering reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(174 total reviews)

Irving Tan

64% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Engineer, Firmware Engineering employees have rated WD with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 174 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer, Firmware Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer, Firmware Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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174 reviews

4.0

Dec 10, 2018

Good Working Atmosphere

Staff firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Given responsiblity, Good Team managers

Cons

No cons anyway. Excellent environment to work

2.0

Jul 2, 2018

Engineering organizations still not integrated after Sandisk acquisition. It is frustrating to be an engineer here.

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited Vacation (although I took less than 7 days last year).

Cons

Common tools, client leaders who don’t understand enterprise, attrition, low morale within engineering.

5.0

Nov 8, 2017

RPG group review

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chilled out atmosphere Pleasant work culture

Cons

Boring crowd Lot of Internal politics

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