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 (106) , 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 374 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 308 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 229 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 204 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 206 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 136 reviews)); "No bonuses and takes too long to get promotion" ((in 54 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 53 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 34 reviews))

WD Senior Software Developer reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Irving Tan

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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

Mar 16, 2015

Relaxing environment

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy-going culture; company trying to bring benefits to employees such as lounge room; very reliable team work.

Cons

May not be challenging enough; very difficult to grow or advance to another position.

2.0

Jun 29, 2013

A cheap company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+Lax work environment +friendly atmosphere +great location

Cons

-crowded working area -no career path plans -management does not appreciate employee -terrible employee perks -terrible benefits -company too cheap, working place feels like a cheap motel -management manipulates employee to work on impossible deadline

3.0

Jan 5, 2012

People are friendly. Promotion is a bit slow

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are friendly and nice to work with.

Cons

Slow promotions and rigid requirement for years working

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People are friendly. Promotion is a bit slow

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