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 359 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 294 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 233 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 201 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 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 140 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 32 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

1.0

Aug 3, 2017

Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior firmware engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really bright engineering team and a lot of access to various experts.

Cons

Project Management caused many schedule delays through poor planning. It was a really toxic work environment with a lot of aggressive individuals. I experienced many sexist comments throughout my years there.

4.0

Mar 20, 2017

Work and life balance

Staff firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology & people, Much to learn. Product & development processing is well thought out and organized.

Cons

Work life balance is not good

3.0

Nov 3, 2016

Laid off twice in 3.5 years

Principal firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many to list. Only thing is decent compensation package but depending on profitability

Cons

High stress due to consumer electronics volatility, stock ups-and-downs, layoffs happened almost quarterly, not trying to keep valuable employees, etc.

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