Is WD a good company to work for as a Staff Developer (Software Engineer)?

Staff Developer (Software Engineer) professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 23 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 Staff Developer (Software Engineer) Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Developer (Software Engineer) interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Staff Developer (Software Engineer) employees well?

Staff Developer (Software Engineer) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 23 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Developer (Software Engineer) 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 (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 309 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 240 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 208 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 135 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Low compensation to engineers and needs improvement a lot" ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 32 reviews))

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WD Staff Developer (Software Engineer) reviews

3.4

66% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Irving Tan

Not enough data to show CEO approval

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Senior management

Staff Developer (Software Engineer) employees have rated WD with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Developer (Software Engineer) professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Developer (Software Engineer) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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23 reviews

1.0

Apr 12, 2018

No work life balance and management team is pathetic

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and outings No fixed work timings Nothing else really, you are selling your skill , life , time , talent for the salary they are paying.

Cons

Work culture is the worst Among all companies I’ve worked for. Workers are a number in labour category Extreme pressure without proper training Management comes up with unexpected deadlines Almost all teams highly understaffed A lot politics in management No shares are given at joining

5.0

Apr 11, 2018

Staff Engineer

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work flexible, If you are R&D you can learn much

Cons

moving a little bit slow, and product not good sale

4.0

Nov 15, 2017

Good

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture decent compensation

Cons

Not many opportunities for software engineers

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