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 364 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 300 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 225 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 214 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 133 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 205 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "workers don't share knowledge generously 3) They is no career growth in any aspect" ((in 32 reviews))

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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

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

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

4.0

Nov 29, 2023

Nice place to start

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, nice atmosphere, no pressure.

Cons

A lot of RIFs, avarage salaris, mdiocre technologies

4.0

Sep 14, 2023

4 Program Managers managing 1 Tech Lead

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with word's larges maker of HDD & Flash memory. If you are lucky and professional enough you would gain a significant experience.

Cons

Poor processes, excessive amount of a non-professional management.

3.0

Aug 15, 2023

Nice

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Good Salary Dev managers are very nice & supportive

Cons

Horrible QA Managers & the QA higher management

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