Is WD a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 85 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 Senior Software Developer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at WD .

Does WD pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at WD with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 85 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at WD.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at WD?

58% of Senior Software Developer employees at WD would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 19% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated WD with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 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 369 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 230 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 128 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 213 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 reviews))

WD Senior Software Developer reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Irving Tan

Not enough data to show CEO approval

44% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated WD with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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85 reviews

5.0

May 22, 2019

Best corporate

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best working environment and good team work

Cons

Expect Promotion always delay or not applicable

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.

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