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 (49) , 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 359 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 294 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 233 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 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 140 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 49 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours and not allow to sit" ((in 32 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

2.0

Dec 5, 2019

Sandisk was better

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary. Flexible working hours.

Cons

Micromanagement is growing fast.

2.0

Nov 25, 2019

Employees not valued!

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, great team atmosphere, flexibility, and much more. Less than three years ago my rating would have been much higher and much of those things that made it a great company to work for are still there but....

Cons

Management does not value those that do the work. Decisions are made without enough information when layoffs and reorgs occur. Valuable employees are cut and pushed into positions they don't want. The decisions are made in a silo and without understanding the career ambitions of the employees. Years of experience and hard work are not recognized or valued so people end up in positions that are not a good fit so they leave or their morale and productivity go down.

5.0

Nov 16, 2019

Great Company

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Culture and Paygrade

Cons

Not much or not applicable

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