Is WD a good company to work for as a Senior Staff Software Development Engineer?

Senior Staff Software Development Engineer professionals working at WD have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 216 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 Staff Software Development Engineer Jobs at WD now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Staff Software Development Engineer interview questions 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 363 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 227 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 211 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 211 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 134 reviews)); "Constant restructuring and layoffs." ((in 79 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews))

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WD Senior Staff Software Development Engineer reviews

3.6

80% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Irving Tan

98% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Senior Staff Software Development Engineer employees have rated WD with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 216 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Staff Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. WD is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Staff Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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216 reviews

3.0

May 22, 2025

Compensation

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

low compensation compared to peers

Cons

work life balance is ok

4.0

May 20, 2025

Working experience in Western Digital

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has good collaboration between internal and external teams.

Cons

Work and life balance is not that good. Usually need to work in the evenings or weekends. Also, the company cannot catch up with the fastest growing AI technology in the production, which makes self-development not enough

1.0

May 14, 2025

Poor management

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary is low compared to industry average

Cons

Poor management, politics, lack of direction, culture of blaming each other, no flexibility or no work life balance

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