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 371 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 228 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 202 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 207 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 54 reviews)); "1) No Bonus and Annual hikes" ((in 51 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 36 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

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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

4.0

Sep 27, 2018

Relaxed Atmosphere

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging Work, Good Work Life Balance

Cons

Some Politics, but that is everywhere

1.0

Sep 15, 2018

Horrible work culture

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn .

Cons

Work culture is not great. Compensation is not exciting, there's no rsu concept since it's negligible. Facilities at Bangalore office is minimum

4.0

Sep 12, 2018

Good work life balance

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Responsibilities and decision making is given to junior employees also

Cons

Compensation needs revision Need more career paths

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